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Old 04-19-2014, 04:46 PM
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Harvard: Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Schizophrenia | Psych Central News

Not sure how much impact some study will have on the habits of teens and college age kids.
The third paragraph of your link basically explains just about everything you need to know about this study. They are talking about the underlying basis for schizophrenia. And they say: "It's not cannibis use by itself..." In other words, it's not one thing working alone. If you have underlying health issues, or a predisposition, cannibis can be the trigger.

We all have predispositions for multiple health issues. Do we always know what they are? No, we don't. So why fool around with drugs or substances that may act as a trigger to set those health issues in motion? It doesn't make sense.

When kids go out with their friends to have a good time, are they going to stop and think if there might be a family history of some brain disease? It's highly doubtful. And even if they did, they might think that getting high is worth the risk. Even if they don't trigger schizophrenia, they could still lower their IQ.

This is why marijuana should never be made legal for general recreational use. Making it legal will only serve to make it more widespread among teens than it already is.