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Medicinal use of mary jane 1-Dec-2010 At 8:48:06 AM evanbb

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On 30/11/2010 Sabu wrote:
>For instance: a 2006 (Ranganathan & D’Souza) review concluded that cannabinoids
>impair all stages of memory functioning.
>Consistent with this finding previous research suggests that THC causes
>neuronal shrinkage and death in hippocampal neurons and that THC neurotoxicity
>may underlie some of the memory deficits associated with cannabis use (Chan
>et al., 1998).
>
>I'm sure, as others have suggested, there are better alternatives.

And I would argue that a lot of the alternatives have very similar properties. I've had a few pain killers in my time and by far the worst was one of these synthetic opiates modified to be less addictive.

There are obviously side effects of all drugs; just listing some of them doesn't mean that marijuana might not be useful. Applying the 'are there negative side effects' test to cigarettes or alcohol doesn't leave them looking too flash either. Again I would argue that legalising would allow us a much better chance to monitor these side effects and mitigate them. There have certainly been some really positive results with the heroin injecting room in Kings Cross.

The argument for legalising is almost a simple economic one; the more illegal they make it, the more it is worth and fuels crime syndicates. Alcohol prohibition meant an increase in police spending (I know, I've seen the Untouchables) and an increase in organised crime. Many bad people have got rich by selling drugs. Take it out of their hands, regulate the industry and tax the shit out of it.