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Originally Posted by Bonnevie
I guess what I was trying to point out is that the addition of medical marijuana use does not seem to mean more adolescents will use it. From what my son told me, it's always available to anyone who wants it. I believe it will damage a developing brain just as alcohol and nicotine will. However, I think it should be available for medical use.
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Some kids don't have the money or are afraid to take the chance of getting caught trying to buy it. There are lots of different situations other than what was reported by your son.
In Colorado, it has already been reported that some kids found a stash of marijuana at home and were taking portions of it to school to sell or share with their friends. This is marijuana that they otherwise wouldn't have had. And that proves the point I was trying to make: It will become more accessible and therefore it will be used more, especially at younger ages. And it's the younger ages that will be most affected because their brains are not yet fully developed.
I don't think it does anyone any good to try to change the conversation to medical marijuana or to try to justify marijuana by mentioning other harmful substances such as alcohol and nicotine.