Light this joint up!

My only wish would be for people to not engage in recreational drugs (which includes alcohol). It doesn't make sense to me on any level other than escapism - and that just seems like such a counterproductive reason. This is, however, a personal opinion.

What cannabis actually does to your brain:

Cocaine Vaccine

...that doesn't really work the way they thought.

So, I take a vaccine that inhibits the effects of cocaine, and then, if my desires are strong enough, I go out and take enough cocaine to kill a medium sized family in an effort to try and get high.

But because the effects are dulled I don't overdose.

Awesome.

The article does point out that for particular cases the vaccine would work to curb addiction, but the limitations are so narrow that it probably works out to only a 1 in 10 or 1 in 15 chance. Not great odds to be sure.

marijuana and the brain

Marijuana may not be as healthy as proponents of legalizing it claim.
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I'm more interested to know how alcohol, a much more serious drug is legalized and hippie lettuce is still illegal. I'm not for legalizing either mind you, I just wonder why the double standard? Is it just history? We've been baking for far less time than we've been getting drunk so it's more socially accepted?

Just curious.