If you have a spare minute, stop and ask yourself why is the Biden administration pushing to ease marijuana restrictions. I have written many times that I am against marijuana legalization as long as there is no test to document whether or not someone is “driving under the influence of marijuana.” If one is driving under the influence of alcohol a breathalyzer will detect that, however because marijuana stays in the tissues for a long time, there is no test that can determine whether or not the reckless driver just smoked a joint before stepping behind the wheel.
My feelings about legalization were fixed before I listened to Dr. Raymond Wiggins speak about the physical and psychological side effects of marijuana usage.
Marijuana is the #1 drug detected in toxicology screens in suicides. Coincidence? I don’t think so, as there is increased anxiety, increased depression, increased violence, and increased bipolar disorders in marijuana users. Similarly if one starts using marijuana prior to the age of eighteen, there is a two & one-half risk of developing schizophrenia.
With these very significant increases in mental illness with marijuana use, I have to ask why the Biden administration wants to ease restrictions on its use. Hmmm!
At present it is estimated that one in six Americans have tried this drug. This is of significance because the risk of a heart attack is increased significantly (4.8x) in the hour after smoking marijuana, and this risk continues (1.7x) for an additional hour. Similarly the risk of a heart attack (>2+ risk) continues for up to three years after using marijuana.
Knowing this increased cardiac risk with marijuana, I again have to wonder why the Biden administration is pushing to ease marijuana restrictions.
The only answer that I can come up with is as to why JB wants to ease restrictions on its use, is that he probably figures that it is easier to control the population if they are stoned!
9/15/23