[exDemMom]

I have correlated rise in 18-30yos weed smoking with the loss/desire of cooking skills. And driving cars. And dulled, boring brains. It’d be different if society were realizing another renaissance out of the ‘freed’ minds, but we’re harvesting flabby, skilless bumps-on-logs couch potatoes.

That is due to marijuana's effects on the brain. They lose motivation and initiative due to physical changes in the brain. It does not take much use to achieve this effect, and the effect is very long lasting. One study found that people were still affected with that lack of initiative several months after not using, and no indication of whether those qualities would ever return. If the area of the brain responsible for motivation is permanently damaged, then they are going to remain that way. And these were not heavy users, either--I think they used maybe once a week.

I do not think this experiment with legalization is going to end well, I really don't. The only positive I see here is that these people are going to lose any motivation for voting--which will almost certainly harm the Dems much more than the Republicans.

[shelterguy]

I stopped debating with potheads long ago. Momma always said don’t fight with the retards.

[RKBA Democrat]

I lost all my motivation to vote. Do you think someone has been slipping me a pot laced mickey finns?