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In reply to the discussion: BWHAHAHAHA: Marijuana Can Cause Violence According To George Zimmerman’s Attorney [View all]PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)11. "Morons still pushing this crap!!"
You don't have to go back to 'Reefer Madness', you can find it from the current US Justice Department
https://www.ncjrs.gov/ondcppubs/publications/pdf/marijuana_myths_facts.pdf
Not always.Research shows that kids who use marijuana weekly are
nearly four times more likely than nonusers to report they engage in
violent behavior. One study found that young people who had used
marijuana in the past year were more likely than nonusers to report
aggressive behavior. According to that study, incidences of physically
attacking people, stealing,and destroying property increased in
proportion to the number of days marijuana was smoked in the past
year. Users were also twice as likely as nonusers to report they disobey
at school and destroy their own things. In another study, researchers
looking into the relationship between ten illicit drugs and eight criminal
offenses found that a greater frequency of marijuana use was associated
with a greater likelihood to commit weapons offenses; except for alcohol,
none of the other drugs showed such a connection.
That study, published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases in 2001,
also found a link between marijuana use and the commission of
attempted homicide and reckless endangerment offenses.
nearly four times more likely than nonusers to report they engage in
violent behavior. One study found that young people who had used
marijuana in the past year were more likely than nonusers to report
aggressive behavior. According to that study, incidences of physically
attacking people, stealing,and destroying property increased in
proportion to the number of days marijuana was smoked in the past
year. Users were also twice as likely as nonusers to report they disobey
at school and destroy their own things. In another study, researchers
looking into the relationship between ten illicit drugs and eight criminal
offenses found that a greater frequency of marijuana use was associated
with a greater likelihood to commit weapons offenses; except for alcohol,
none of the other drugs showed such a connection.
That study, published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases in 2001,
also found a link between marijuana use and the commission of
attempted homicide and reckless endangerment offenses.
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BWHAHAHAHA: Marijuana Can Cause Violence According To George Zimmerman’s Attorney [View all]
Segami
Jul 2013
OP
I wouldn't be surprised if that hypocritical douche nozzle goes home after the trial and lights up.
Guy Whitey Corngood
Jul 2013
#4
Zimmerman has a history of violence...why aren't they looking into the policeman he beat up?
HipChick
Jul 2013
#17
I think you mean Honeybuns. Lots and lots of honeybuns. That's my recollection, anyway. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#29
Yes indeed. A try to influence the jury that Martin was a baddy. Dirty politics in court.
lumpy
Jul 2013
#28
I don't think so. It supports GZ's report to 911 that the guy looked like he was on drugs or
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#30
I don't think of FL as the south. (I'm from the deep south...it's very different from Florida).
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#44
how do you suppose someone who smoked weed would look or behave to elicit such a conclusion?
frylock
Jul 2013
#33
You see, this is the problem with some people who are trying to parse evidence.
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#45
The jury, as fact finder, may decide just that, and disregard the toxicology report. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2013
#46