Normalizing the consumption of marijuana is normalizing the deterioration of mental health

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : An investigation report from the National Institute on drug abuse, in the United States, talks about the increase in potency of marijuana due to the increase in THC content, which makes it more addictive.
53% : * Develops a state of gratification from the surge of dopamine, which "teaches" the brain to repeat the gratifying behavior, contributing to the addictive properties of marijuana, making it the gateway drug for addicts.
53% : This shows that marijuana has a greater impact on young people because their brain is still maturing.
52% : This is how, of the 275 million people who consume drugs in the world, 200 million of these consume marijuana.
47% : In North America, the largest consumer is the United States, followed by the percentage of consumption, Canada and, curiously, Mexico, being the place where marijuana is most seized, has a very low percentage of consumption.
39% : Deromanticizing MarijuanaMarijuana is a gray-green mixture of the dried and crushed leaves and flowers of the cannabis sativa, the hemp plant, which contains a psychoactive (meaning, mind-altering) substance called delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), it contains more than 500 chemicals, including more than 100 compounds that are chemically related to THC and known as cannabinoids, are responsible for the most part for the intoxicating effects of its consumption.
38% : * "Among nearly 4,000 young adults followed for 25 years into mid-adulthood by the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, cumulative lifetime exposure to marijuana was associated with lower scores on a test of verbal memory, but it did not affect other cognitive abilities, such as processing speed or executive function.
36% : The consumption of marijuana in the world has quadrupled, but fewer and fewer adolescents perceive it as a drug that is harmful to health, according to a report by the UN Office Against Drugs and Crime.

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