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hunter

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17. This study was from Australia and New Zealand, but I imagine some of the correlations are similar...

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 03:39 PM

Sep 2014

"Moreover, Palamar's research shows that because of marijuana's legal status, teen cannabis users are much more likely to get into trouble with the police than teen alcohol users. And in many cases, if you have a drug conviction on your record, you become ineligible for college aid. "If you get caught with drugs, you're not able to go to college," he told me."

I don't think kids should be drinking or using cannabis, but any difference in outcomes between the two are almost certainly related to legal and social complications.

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Pot correlated with making teens less likely to graduate college/HS, more likely to kill selves. [View all] linuxman Sep 2014 OP

all the pot smokers I knew graduated high school nt msongs Sep 2014 #1

Cool. linuxman Sep 2014 #6

a couple I hung out with did...some weren't very bright to begin with snooper2 Sep 2014 #16

I don't know from all, but Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2014 #54

Are the 60% who don't complete HS the Same 60% who don't graduate from College? Vincardog Sep 2014 #2

"This study was brought to you by the good folks at Anheiser Busch and Philip Morris" LordGlenconner Sep 2014 #3

Yep Go Vols Sep 2014 #48

No doubt! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #53

I know an awful lot of septuagenarian potheads with PhDs...so I have to wonder MADem Sep 2014 #4

As a PhD who--uh--knows some users in my peer group--ahem-- Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #28

What it is!!! nt MADem Sep 2014 #33

What it ever was. Tsiyu Sep 2014 #39

I dont know what septuagenarian means... GummyBearz Sep 2014 #47

Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!! MADem Sep 2014 #49

Correlation/causation, etc PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #5

Well.. linuxman Sep 2014 #7

I'd like to know the outcome of teens who drink alcohol daily. PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #11

I'm guessing that if they feel the need to get high every day... GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #8

I'd agree with that. linuxman Sep 2014 #14

most young addicts (teens) are dual-diagnosis patients elehhhhna Sep 2014 #44

Yup. Also... GoCubsGo Sep 2014 #46

Yep! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #55

Does this mean that dumb kids smoke more pot? immoderate Sep 2014 #9

People who decide to engage in an illegal activity more likely to have other problems jberryhill Sep 2014 #10

Legalize it s it can be controlled. obxhead Sep 2014 #12

there have been reports saying that justabob Sep 2014 #19

I speak from personal experience. obxhead Sep 2014 #22

I know, same here justabob Sep 2014 #23

I smoked regularly for a couple of decades hifiguy Sep 2014 #13

But which cases the other? Fearless Sep 2014 #15

This study was from Australia and New Zealand, but I imagine some of the correlations are similar... hunter Sep 2014 #17

"If you get caught with drugs, you're not able to go to college" - damage by design. Warren Stupidity Sep 2014 #35

"We're going to chop your foot off for stepping out of line." Tsiyu Sep 2014 #40

So being a depressed loser makes you more likely to smoke dope. Huh. nt bemildred Sep 2014 #18

Well no shit, anything in excess is bad for you Ex Lurker Sep 2014 #20

I always felt tired and sad and anxious Quantess Sep 2014 #21

That's how I feel *before* I smoke. MindPilot Sep 2014 #41

i'm guessing it's probably the other way around, those less likely to graduate or have suicidal JI7 Sep 2014 #24

exactly- they were self medicating which led them to use it in the first place J_J_ Sep 2014 #26

I've never* met a true ADHD type who didn't like pot. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #30

Hi, allow me to introduce myself and Spouse. politicat Sep 2014 #42

coders/techies are a bunch of potheads J_J_ Sep 2014 #25

So kids who are prone to contemplate suicide are 60% more likely to try pot? arcane1 Sep 2014 #27

As a pro-pot person, I DO think there should be an age for it Doctor_J Sep 2014 #29

And I agree. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #31

a HS teen who smokes pot everyday has a problem. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #32

I have been smoking since the end of my college days. zappaman Sep 2014 #34

There are studies out that talk about damage to the brain Ruby the Liberal Sep 2014 #36

Don't Fear the Reefer! Rex Sep 2014 #37

If a kid is drinking daily, then I'm sure there's a similar problem... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #38

Well, it's hard to complete high school or attend college when you're in prison for a few years. krispos42 Sep 2014 #43

How about "Suicidal dropouts also smoke a lot of pot"? NightWatcher Sep 2014 #45

Going to High School is correlated to a lot of negative outcomes. Trillo Sep 2014 #50

Funny! I graduated college with a 3.8 average and nearly a 4.0 in post graduate work. RKP5637 Sep 2014 #51

lol tazkcmo Sep 2014 #52

i'd bet you could find a far stronger correlation for alcohol rather than pot. unblock Sep 2014 #56

Pot linked to cunnilingus. Never buy the stuff. Eleanors38 Sep 2014 #57