Those of us who know, know.
Those of us who don’t, post reefer madness articles from a politics site.
In summary: Emphysema is bad. So is cirrhosis of the liver. So is heart disease. Reconsider the legality of beer and Whoppers too. That’s the tone I take from this scare piece for old people.
Yes, children shouldn’t eat edibles. Children also shouldn’t drink alcohol. That falls on the adult user who is legally allowed to buy the products. Liquor is usually stored in a safe place in the home where kids can’t get to it. Do the same with the reefer. I don’t have kids and store my edibles and flower in a lockable safe. Problem solved.
The youth use stats are bullshit. The only difference is marijuana use is less taboo than 30 years ago so the data is more accurate. From age 14-20 in mid 1990s rural Kentucky, it was easier for me to get a bag of weed than a case of beer or bottle if bourbon. Legal markets require ID to even enter a dispensary, so if “the children” (faints) are getting legal weed, it’s being supplied to them by a legal adult similar to the way I used to procure cigs and booze as a teenager.
Legalization makes the product safer than buying on the street. Dispensaries ain’t selling fentanyl laced Mexican brick weed. That’s the black market.
We know the risks associated with fatty foods, tobacco and alcohol. All of those things are perfectly legal. Two of three are advertised heavily every day. Why single out cannabis? It should be fairly obvious that routinely inhaling anything other than oxygen can cause lung damage. It’s not like anyone smoked two joints and now has emphysema. That condition takes years, if not decades, of heavy use to develop.