Harry Dresden
Adamantium Member
the study i go by is experience.....all the people i ran into that smoked pot that were violent, argumentive or reckless did other drugs like meth or were beer drinkers or had personality problems to start off......just smoking pot,pretty dam rare....there are so many reasons a person can lose it....i seriously doubt if smoking pot is a major reason they lose it....pot would be pretty rare...thats pretty fucking rare.....and of course the "study" doesnt mention what else they were using....and they mention if the people already had a personality disorder they might be prone to violence....Marijuana Use Increases Violent BehaviorNo, pot does not have that affect. I really don't understand the rise of violence in our nation, not just Colorado.
"Together, the results of the present study provide support for a causal relationship between exposure to cannabis and subsequent violent outcomes across a major part of the lifespan."
It was also said despite all that there was a causal relationship.
From the same link
What makes this new study more compelling than previous studies is that the researchers followed the same individuals for over 50 years from a young age to adulthood. This is precisely what one needs to solve the chicken or egg riddle with respect to cannabis and violence: just look and see which one happens first.
Hers's what they found: Most of the participants never used cannabis and they were never reported to have violent behavior. 38% of the participants did try cannabis at least once in their life. Most of them experimented with cannabis in their teens, but then stopped using it. However, 20% of the boys who started using pot by age 18 continued to use it through middle age (32-48 years). One fifth of those who were pot smokers (22%) reported violent behavior that began after beginning to use cannabis, whereas only 0.3% reported violence before using weed. Continued use of cannabis over the life-time of the study was the strongest predictor of violent convictions, even when the other factors that contribute to violent behavior were considered in the statistical analysis.
Don't like the study then find one you do like.
Any drug that lowers inhibitions can lead to violence