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I think you might've missed the parent's main point, which (I think) was that it's much more difficult to do large studies on cannabis than on tobacco.
by bo1024 13y ago
I think you might've missed the parent's main point, which (I think) was that it's much more difficult to do large studies on cannabis than on tobacco.
- Ygg2 13y agoTrue, but not all studies need to be in a country where pot is forbidden. Pretty sure there is at least one country that has a large thriving population of pot smokers.
- knz42 13y agoNot sure which country you have in mind but I am very sure (first hand) that those countries where cannabis consumption is legal are not those with a thriving population of "pot smokers". There, it is mostly tourists that consume weed, and tourists would make a lousy basis for a scientific study (hard to recruit them in advance and track their addiction). So the feasibility of a study is not so clear, even in places where legality is not an issue.
- Ygg2 13y agoSo? You can't pay people to take pot and take regular exams in such countries? That's what studies are for, no? Besides I'm pretty sure there must be some 'native' pot smokers. Not many, but surely there must be a few people, even if majority are tourist. Gather enough studies in a meta study and you'll get enough of a sample.
- jasomill 13y agoSure, but you still need funding, and the only people with a vested interest in marijuana studies are legalization advocates, and marijuana legalization isn't nearly as well-funded a cause as "anti-tobacco".