Drugs are fun. That is why people use them.
People have problems. When they have problems abnd use drugs they say they have drug problems. Maybe they do. But it is far more common for people to have no problems, just loads of fun.
Tripping on LSD with a thousand other people is magical experience.
It's not unheard of for someone to have the opinion that the consequences of drug's legal status is more harmful than the drug itself.
I doubt being sentenced to 10 years in prison over selling weed is going to be less harmful than any negative effects observed in this study.
There are other effects, effects on the brain and on sleep quality, for instance, that are not mentioned in this study. Effects on the lungs and cardiovascular system.
None of that has anything to do with 10 years in jail to me. Life sentences for possession are stupid and Boomer.
I mentioned it elsewhere, but where is the panic over prescription drugs and their harmful side effects?
This is a non story. Marijuana is popular because it's potent. Compare it to other legal drugs, the obvious being alcohol, and again tell me about the relative harm.
A couple of alcoholics who have had to dry out the alcohol, and nicotine has gotten a lot of victims around here, but generally recreational drugs (particularly MDMA, Cannabis, and LSD) are a huge boon.
The biggest danger is the police, but they are reforming and relaxing.
People use drugs because they are good. They are not idiots