Weed is Bad?

We thought weed was going to solve all the State's problems....the way the Lottery did and the way the Skyway/Parking Meter Deals solved all of Chicago's problems:

• Decades of federal and state policies and efforts from many nonprofit organizations led to aggressive campaigns to decrease the use of tobacco and nicotine products and exposure to secondhand smoke. These have been credited with dramatically reducing the prevalence of adult cigarette smoking and creating safer smoke-free environments, which in turn, reduce secondhand smoke exposure.¹ In contrast, there has been increasing legalization and use of cannabis for medicinal and recreational purposes, with rates of adult cannabis use more than doubling from 2001 to 2012.² Although other forms of cannabis are increasing in popularity, smoking is still the most common form.³ Studies of cannabis use found that it was associated with multiple negative health outcomes, including cannabis dependence, increased respiratory symptoms, worse cognitive performance, and increased incidence of psychiatric disorders.^4-7 Despite this, regulation of cannabis has tended to be less restrictive than that for tobacco, with many smoke-free laws being amended to make exclusions that allow smoking or vaping of cannabis.⁸

We don't know what we'd do if they told us gambling was addictive and whiskey was dangerous!