Medical Marijuana Inc (MJNA)

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•Marijuana use affects the developing brain. A recent study in Brain reveals impairment of the development of structures in some regions of the brain following prolonged marijuana use that began in adolescence or young adulthood.[1] Marijuana use is associated with cognitive impairment, including lower IQ among adult chronic users who began using marijuana at an early age.[2]


Let everyone here know what DOES NOT affect the developing brain, and this point might have merit. [Anecdote] Barak Obama, aka "THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD", our Commander in Chief, THE President of the United States of America, used Marijuana at an early age. He's doing ok, and is just one example.


•Substance use in school age children has a detrimental effect on their academic achievement. Students who received earned D’s or F’s were more likely to be current users of marijuana than those who earned A’s (45% vs. 10%).[3]


This point was essentially another way of phrasing the 1st bullet point. Also, it would seem their statistics could be highly subjective - see New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois


•Marijuana is addictive. Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana. This number increases to about 17 percent among those who start young and to 25-50 percent among people who use marijuana daily.[4]


Addictive - absolutely false. Habit forming - likely. Heroin is addictive. Water is addictive. Addictions can be determined good or bad, case by case.


•Drugged driving is a threat to our roadways. Marijuana significantly impairs coordination and reaction time and is the illicit drug most frequently found to be involved in automobile accidents, including fatal ones.[5]


Ok... any form of impaired driving is NOT safe, and just plain stupid. However, I would prefer operating a motorized vehicle after having consumed 20 joints (although, I probably wouldn't, due to how fabulously stoned I'd be), than take 20 shots of vodka and try hard just to start the engine. Senior citizens are a greater threat.