Name: 3 Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed
Uploaded: 2018-07-01T08:02:09.000Z
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marijuana is being decriminalized, or even made legal.

So let's look at the three most powerful arguments

Marijuana has been engineered
to become much more potent.

that it's actually a strong drug
that may cause psychosis.

The main active ingredient of marijuana is THC,

and there's strong evidence
that THC is related to psychosis

Marijuana also contains a substance called CBD,

It's even being tested as a treatment
against psychosis and anxiety.

growers have gradually decreased the amount of CBD

Sample testing showed that THC levels
have risen from around 4% in the 1990s

shifting the ratio of THC to CBD
from 1:14 in 1995

It's unclear how precise those tests were, however.

Overall, recent findings suggest
that the more marijuana you consume,

the higher your risk of developing psychosis.

But how high is the risk of psychosis
for the general population?

while marijuana use has risen significantly
between 1996 and 2005,

who already have a high risk of psychosis to begin with.

marijuana speeds up
the development of their condition,

rather than causing it,
as far as we know right now.

if fewer people have access to marijuana,

the lower the risk of marijuana induce psychosis.

Prohibition makes illegal drug stronger and more potent,

because this way you can ship
more product in a smaller space

This is what happened during
the prohibition of alcohol in the US,

And the same is happening with marijuana now.

Imagine a world where liquor
is the only alcohol available.

You have the choice of either not drinking at all,

or getting much drunker than you would like to.

This is the situation for many marijuana smokers today.

People didn't stop drinking during prohibition,

and the numbers show that laws
don't deter people from using marijuana.

there would be more options for consumers,

and regulators could, for example,
insist on a high level of CBD.

Just like most people don't drink
an after-work bottle of vodka,

many people would gladly consume
the after-work beer version of marijuana.

there will be a spike in the use
of much more dangerous drugs.

took some other illegal drug at some point.

Legalizing marijuana could reinforce this trend:

as more young people try legal marijuana,

But it turns out that the real gateway
to drug use comes much earlier:

teens who started smoking before the age of 15

were 80% more likely to use illegal drugs
than those who didn't.

And a 2007 study found that teenagers
between 12 and 17 who smoked

were three times more likely to binge drink,

seven times more likely to have used
drugs like heroin or cocaine,

and were also seven times more likely
to resort to marijuana.

how could making more drugs legal
stop the use of hard drugs?

At first, it's important to acknowledge that

people don't use drugs because they're legal or not.

you'll always find someone happy to sell.

The real question is why do people develop

an unhealthy relationship with drugs at all?

make people especially vulnerable
to drugs and addiction.

Which drug they get addicted to
is more often than not a matter of chance.

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