“If a person continues to use marijuana for a long time, then, as a rule, this causes certain changes in the psychological properties. The opinion of our doctors, law enforcement agencies is against it. There is no benefit in this, no medical effect, except for worsening the situation.”
I bet anything that Russia has a very small “homeless” (ie, druggie) population
He claimed Russia had lots of homeless, mostly abandoned children who could not find work.
I have no idea as to the statistics.
His personal experience was there were many, and a great many Russians were debilitated by alcoholism.