The facts are in: marijuana is a serious problem

Reefer Badness wrote:

Link:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38775461/

Daily marijuana use has skyrocketed.

“From 1992 to 2022, there was a 15-fold increase in the per capita rate of reporting daily or near daily use. Whereas the 1992 survey recorded 10 times as many daily or near daily alcohol as cannabis users (8.9 vs. 0.9 M), the 2022 survey, for the first time, recorded more daily and near daily users of cannabis than alcohol (17.7 vs. 14.7 M). Far more people drink, but high-frequency drinking is less common. In 2022, the median drinker reported drinking on 4-5 days in the past month, versus 15-16 days in the past month for cannabis. In 2022, past-month cannabis consumers were almost four times as likely to report daily or near daily use (42.3% vs. 10.9%) and 7.4 times more likely to report daily use (28.2% vs. 3.8%).”

For some reason, people are far more likely to regulate alcohol consumption than they are marijuana. I can’t speak to the chemical process of addiction, but these numbers suggest addictive behavior if nothing else.

We have been lied to. We were all told there was no cost to the decriminalization of marijuana, that it wasn’t addictive at all. Instead, we have massive rates of daily marijuana use.

Babylonblud wrote:

Reefer Badness wrote:

Link:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38775461/

Daily marijuana use has skyrocketed.

“From 1992 to 2022, there was a 15-fold increase in the per capita rate of reporting daily or near daily use. Whereas the 1992 survey recorded 10 times as many daily or near daily alcohol as cannabis users (8.9 vs. 0.9 M), the 2022 survey, for the first time, recorded more daily and near daily users of cannabis than alcohol (17.7 vs. 14.7 M). Far more people drink, but high-frequency drinking is less common. In 2022, the median drinker reported drinking on 4-5 days in the past month, versus 15-16 days in the past month for cannabis. In 2022, past-month cannabis consumers were almost four times as likely to report daily or near daily use (42.3% vs. 10.9%) and 7.4 times more likely to report daily use (28.2% vs. 3.8%).”

For some reason, people are far more likely to regulate alcohol consumption than they are marijuana. I can’t speak to the chemical process of addiction, but these numbers suggest addictive behavior if nothing else.

We have been lied to. We were all told there was no cost to the decriminalization of marijuana, that it wasn’t addictive at all. Instead, we have massive rates of daily marijuana use.

So what? Are weed smokers driving crazy? Assaulting people in the streets and bars? Overdosing on weed? Ruining their health?

Reefer Badness wrote:

Link:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38775461/

Daily marijuana use has skyrocketed.

“From 1992 to 2022, there was a 15-fold increase in the per capita rate of reporting daily or near daily use. Whereas the 1992 survey recorded 10 times as many daily or near daily alcohol as cannabis users (8.9 vs. 0.9 M), the 2022 survey, for the first time, recorded more daily and near daily users of cannabis than alcohol (17.7 vs. 14.7 M). Far more people drink, but high-frequency drinking is less common. In 2022, the median drinker reported drinking on 4-5 days in the past month, versus 15-16 days in the past month for cannabis. In 2022, past-month cannabis consumers were almost four times as likely to report daily or near daily use (42.3% vs. 10.9%) and 7.4 times more likely to report daily use (28.2% vs. 3.8%).”

For some reason, people are far more likely to regulate alcohol consumption than they are marijuana. I can’t speak to the chemical process of addiction, but these numbers suggest addictive behavior if nothing else.

We have been lied to. We were all told there was no cost to the decriminalization of marijuana, that it wasn’t addictive at all. Instead, we have massive rates of daily marijuana use.

Reefer Badness wrote:

MooseMaven wrote:

The American public shouldn't let big daddy government dictate whether or not they use a substance.

It's your body, not the government's. Just because a donut is legal, doesn't mean you should cram it down your pie hole.

The weakness of the libertarian argument is that all of us have to live in a society affected by everyone else. No one wants a government dictating everything that enters our bodies. The real question is, what kind of society do we want to live in? Do we desire a world in which everyone can get high as often as they like with no public consequences? I would argue that we have that now in certain urban areas in America, in which the homeless are allowed to do more or less whatever they want. I’m prepared to accept some government regulation of substances, in order to avoid the kind of nightmare society that comes with widespread addictive drug use.

Reefer Badness wrote:

Link:pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38775461/

Daily marijuana use has skyrocketed.

“From 1992 to 2022, there was a 15-fold increase in the per capita rate of reporting daily or near daily use. Whereas the 1992 survey recorded 10 times as many daily or near daily alcohol as cannabis users (8.9 vs. 0.9 M), the 2022 survey, for the first time, recorded more daily and near daily users of cannabis than alcohol (17.7 vs. 14.7 M). Far more people drink, but high-frequency drinking is less common. In 2022, the median drinker reported drinking on 4-5 days in the past month, versus 15-16 days in the past month for cannabis. In 2022, past-month cannabis consumers were almost four times as likely to report daily or near daily use (42.3% vs. 10.9%) and 7.4 times more likely to report daily use (28.2% vs. 3.8%).”

For some reason, people are far more likely to regulate alcohol consumption than they are marijuana. I can’t speak to the chemical process of addiction, but these numbers suggest addictive behavior if nothing else.

We have been lied to. We were all told there was no cost to the decriminalization of marijuana, that it wasn’t addictive at all. Instead, we have massive rates of daily marijuana use.

Reefer Badness wrote:

MooseMaven wrote:

The American public shouldn't let big daddy government dictate whether or not they use a substance.

It's your body, not the government's. Just because a donut is legal, doesn't mean you should cram it down your pie hole.

The weakness of the libertarian argument is that all of us have to live in a society affected by everyone else. No one wants a government dictating everything that enters our bodies. The real question is, what kind of society do we want to live in? Do we desire a world in which everyone can get high as often as they like with no public consequences? I would argue that we have that now in certain urban areas in America, in which the homeless are allowed to do more or less whatever they want. I’m prepared to accept some government regulation of substances, in order to avoid the kind of nightmare society that comes with widespread addictive drug use.

MooseMaven wrote:

Reefer Badness wrote:

The weakness of the libertarian argument is that all of us have to live in a society affected by everyone else. No one wants a government dictating everything that enters our bodies. The real question is, what kind of society do we want to live in? Do we desire a world in which everyone can get high as often as they like with no public consequences? I would argue that we have that now in certain urban areas in America, in which the homeless are allowed to do more or less whatever they want. I’m prepared to accept some government regulation of substances, in order to avoid the kind of nightmare society that comes with widespread addictive drug use.

Yes, I know. More of a philosophy rather than a practicality. I just wish:

1) People were allowed to think for themselves and use whatever substances they wish without government prying their big nose up our asses.

2) People will make educated and wise decisions.

I suppose #2 will NEVER be possible. Too many uneducated unwise individuals.