I agree with you Shaymus. Sounds stupid, doesn't it? Well, I can't add much to this other than another bit of information that was given to my mother (marijuana smoker for 29 years, including throughout her five pregnancies) is that it is a hallucinogen too. She has bouts of psychosis so that's not really helping things. However, as LMo said if it were legal there would be more regulation and controlled studies. I think it's just not been studied enough and no scientific data has been collected other than the "down" side of it. They say that it's a carcinogen (so is tobacco, which I'm addicted to), they say it impairs your ability to make rational decisions (so does alcohol, which I never drink) and can cause memory loss (so is this Prozac I'm taking, which is completely legal) While I do not partake of the herb, I still have my opinions on the legalization of it. I think if there was a way to tax it, it'd be legal. Look at the cigarettes. However, it's hard for anyone (me included) to indulge or condone illegal behaviors. Especially docs.

Ok I probably got way off topic but just had to comment.

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