• Paris Will Start Swabbing High Schoolers to See If They're Smoking Pot
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[QUOTE=FalconKrunch;50365245]Don't ask me, I'm not French. All psychoactive substances(this includes alcohol and tobacco) should be illegal under 18, or even 21. Unless there's a medical reason you're taking drugs, you shouldn't use something that might permanently screw up the still developing brain. As for the parents letting their children smoke, I don't see what that has to do with anything because parents are hardly ever the right authority on their children's health.[/QUOTE] Harm potential goes paired with significant abuse and your brain only stops developing at the age of 25 or so. It isn't entirely unreasonable for something to be legal, for both highrisk and lowrisk groups, consider them adults, and let them deal with it themselves. Its not like any use of alcohol tobacco or pot under the age of 21 is instantly unacceptable and incredibly irresponsible. You have to actually abuse the substance.
I smoked pot through high school and I honestly think it's just a part of growing up anymore.
[QUOTE=nuttyboffin;50364795]I think that is good, honestly, if your under 18 pot fucks with your brain, it's not a opinion, it's a fact.[/QUOTE] What does this even mean, how is that a fact? It's a little more complicated than that.
This has nothing to do with France or Marijuana but this thread is more about anecdotes and this is my favourite anecdote: Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their nine children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, but they had finally saved enough money and had gotten passports and reservations for the whole family on a new liner to the United States. The entire family was filled with anticipation and excitement about their new life. However, seven days before their departure, the youngest son was bitten by a dog. The doctor sewed up the boy but hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks' front door. Because of the possibility of rabies, they were being quarantined for fourteen days. The family's dreams were dashed. They would not be able to make the trip to America as they had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and anger, stomped to the dock to watch the ship leave - without the Clark family. The father shed tears of disappointment and cursed both his son and God for their misfortune. Five days later, the tragic news spread throughout Scotland - the mighty Tittanic had sunk. The unsinkable ship had sunk, taking hundreds of lives with it. The Clark family was to have been on that ship, but because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland. When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged his son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for saving their lives and turning what he had felt was a tragedy into a blessing.
[QUOTE=TG2;50365078]The for-profit education system is another issue, but kids smoking weed affects grades for the worse and arguing otherwise is a pointless battle. I am lost, sorry. Which anecdotes am I guilty of supporting? Sorry, if I did! [editline]21st May 2016[/editline] It doesn't make you dumber. It can impair short-term memory, make you talk slower, and decreases the likelihood of a kid doing either of those things that you mentioned.[/QUOTE] Bro, just smoke a j and chill out a little.
[QUOTE=TG2;50365078]The for-profit education system is another issue, but kids smoking weed affects grades for the worse and arguing otherwise is a pointless battle. I am lost, sorry. Which anecdotes am I guilty of supporting? Sorry, if I did! [editline]21st May 2016[/editline] It doesn't make you dumber. It can impair short-term memory, make you talk slower, and decreases the likelihood of a kid doing either of those things that you mentioned.[/QUOTE] It also helps with stress and is fun.
[QUOTE=StrawberryClock;50364833]I feel like anyone who wants the right to use anecdotes should be forced to take a statistics 101 class. [editline]21st May 2016[/editline] Usually pot smoking is a symptom rather than a cause of failing in school.[/QUOTE] Statement without evidence. Do you think you're any better?
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