It's also a case of massively skewed risk/reward ratios for younger people. The reward of smoking pot is pretty limited for a young person. The risk of perman

It's also a case of massively skewed risk/reward ratios for younger people. The reward of smoking pot is pretty limited for a young person. The risk of permanently affecting their cognitive abilities for the remainder of their lives may be small, but the costs are large if this is the case. Most people are able to identify someone who is now a stoner loser and who was once a bright young thing. The same applies for alcohol and other drugs. There does need to be a concerted effort to prevent young people from developing a pattern of usage for any drugs.