Marijuana legalization is linked to significantly better recruitment for college basketball and worse outcomes for football teams, according to a new study. Researchers at Georgia College & State University and Kennesaw State University said there are numerous factors that affect recruitment trends in college athletic leagues, and so they tested the relationship between adult-use cannabis […]

  • Aatube@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    I mean, I read that cannabis actually causes brain damage in people who’re underage, so there is a reason to treat it like tobacco.

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      1 year ago

      Absolutely fair, unrestricted access to cannabis isnt the answer but let’s not kid ourselves a cigarette is wildly worse than a joint from a legal dispensary. Plus right now if a kid gets caught with a cigarette the cop will at best haul them downtown to get picked up by a parent who they can use to shame the kid. Same kid with a joint can very realistically expect drug charges that stick with then into adulthood sapping the potential right out of their future