Re: young-onset dementia (YOD)

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, JAB wrote:

On Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:59:23 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
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Is marijuana use something you would endorse?

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Use or abuse?
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The legal side has had harsh laws for years
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1906: States began to restrict and label cannabis as a poison
1920s: States began to prohibit cannabis
1937: The Marihuana Tax Act was the first national regulation of
cannabis
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States>
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Marijuana's legal underpinnings were never valid; "Fueled by a handful
of 1920s newspaper stories about crazed or violent episodes after
marijuana use, Anslinger first claimed that the drug could cause
psychosis and eventually insanity. In a radio address, he stated young
people are "slaves to this narcotic, continuing addiction until they
deteriorate mentally, become insane, turn to violent crime and
murder."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/
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The issue with any mood altering agent is how many will be affected in
terms of a downward spiral of behavior.  Daily usage vs recreational
usage are two different worlds.
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I do know that amphetamine usage can bring about some bad behavior,
but I'm not aware of the same with marijuana (except gang related).
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If legal, I would not be using it daily or for repeatable
recreational-usage.  Responsible usage, I'm not opposed, but I'm aware
higher dosage levels can send a person in unwanted trips.
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How common is it that people slide from recreational use into daily use? And is legal marijuana a way for criminals to strengthen their fiscal power without risk, and then using that to bolster their illegal drug business?