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The silliest tax earmark was for anti-pot education, especially aimed at under 18. Seeing users and magazine ads everywhere saying it is good for adults, but ho
by peter303 11y ago
The silliest tax earmark was for anti-pot education, especially aimed at under 18. Seeing users and magazine ads everywhere saying it is good for adults, but how could you say its bad for teens then?
- rhelmer 11y agoWell one argument is that teen brains are not done developing, and something that has a negligible effect on an adult might not be so for teenagers... even if there are no harmful long-term effects it might interfere with schoolwork or other things that teenagers are responsible for. I have read these arguments but I don't know what the available evidence points to, this seems like the kind of thing I'd want this sort of education to cover. Alcohol and tobacco are most definitely harmful for everybody, and it's certainly possible to argue that choosing to use a potentially harmful substance is not something minors are prepared to make a reasoned judgement about. More generally, I think that showing teenagers that people who buy ads in magazines don't necessarily have their best interests at heart is a good thing!
- code_sterling 11y agoScience. It impedes brain development in youth.
- civilian 11y agoI suspect it's still inconclusive. Ya know. Science. http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/what-smoking-weed-does-to-teen-brains/Content?oid=20884581 http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/what-smoking-weed-does-to...
- douche 11y agoThis can be read in a hilarious way... Maybe that's the rationale for arresting the 14 year-old clockmaker
- rudolf0 11y agoAlmost all psychoactive drugs can negatively affect brains that are still developing.