Sunday, March 24, 2019

Stop ignoring the brutal downside of legal pot

Stop ignoring the brutal downside of legal pot
Image result for children smoking weed."Politicians are pushing to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, following 10 other states.
But the Parent Teacher Association, local health officials and pediatricians are pushing back, warning about the permanent damage to youngsters’ brains caused by weed. 
If you have children, trust the PTA, not the pols.
...New York plans to tax cannabis products at 22 percent. 
...Adolescent pot users have trouble in school because they suffer memory impairment, loss of learning ability and reasoning skills and possibly a permanent decline in IQ, the institute reports.
No wonder it’s called “dope.”
Marijuana damages the hippocampus area of the brain, which impacts memory.
...Chronic teen marijuana users have dismal futures, reports the American Public Health Association..."
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