Well, at long last we can put this issue to rest. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, long-touted as the world’s leading source of unbiased science-based federal policy advice, has determined that marijuana use is bad for you. Don’t believe me? Read this…
The Associated Press: Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness
WASHINGTON (AP) — Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday.
A teen who has been depressed at some point in the past year is more than twice as likely to have used marijuana as teens who have not reported being depressed — 25 percent compared with 12 percent, said the report by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
“Marijuana is a more consequential substance of abuse than our culture has treated it in the last 20 years,” said John Walters, director of the office. “This is not just youthful experimentation that they’ll get over as we used to think in the past.”
Smoking marijuana can lead to more serious problems, Walters said in an interview.
Yeah, it used to be that marijuana was the “gateway drug.” Whatever.