More states legalize Pot 8) when for Oz?

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When will it be legal here?

Within 2 years
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19%
2-5 years
2
13%
6-10 years
1
6%
11-20 years
5
31%
It'll never happen
5
31%
 
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Attracting headlines, a Lancet paper:

Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanc ... X/fulltext

"In current drinkers of alcohol in high-income countries, the threshold for lowest risk of all-cause mortality was about 100 g/week. For cardiovascular disease subtypes other than myocardial infarction, there were no clear risk thresholds below which lower alcohol consumption stopped being associated with lower disease risk. These data support limits for alcohol consumption that are lower than those recommended in most current guidelines."


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Liam Anderson's best friend 'under something evil' when he attacked

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/ ... 50e53.html

'... allegedly under the influence of MDMA, marijuana and alcohol...
... taken a number of MDMA capsules through the night ...
... allegedly took up to eight capsules in total ... '



' Mr Anderson told others as he followed Mr Flame: "He's my best friend, I would never leave my best friend." '
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Dry Spell: Canada Runs Low on Legal Pot Just Weeks After Its Approval

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/worl ... rtage.html
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Don't count the days, make the days count.
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K wrote:Liam Anderson's best friend 'under something evil' when he attacked

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/ ... 50e53.html

'... allegedly under the influence of MDMA, marijuana and alcohol...
... taken a number of MDMA capsules through the night ...
... allegedly took up to eight capsules in total ... '


' Mr Anderson told others as he followed Mr Flame: "He's my best friend, I would never leave my best friend." '

If ALL they had consumed was pot, they both would have been sleeping.
It pisses me off when they recklessly and ignorantly group weed in with drugs like MDMA & Alcohol.
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It depends on what the meaning of the word "it" is.
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What's your source for these studies?
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K wrote: While some studies found that regular cannabis use by adolescents changed brain structure and long-term cognitive functioning, follow-up studies disputed those findings and concluded that alcohol use, cigarette smoking and family background were the main drivers in I.Q. reduction.
These guys never heard of The Buffalo Theory, clearly.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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To save anyone else looking it up:

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And, when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine!

That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
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lol!!
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Oops. Too much data.
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