Marijuana legal consequences

Clearly, there is much more work to be done before the precise health and psychological effects of marijuana use are well understood. In fact, many of these health issues remain the subject of much debate. Undoubtedly, opinions on its risks are polarized along the lines of proponents views on what its legal status should be. This polarization of opinion has prevented the development of any consensus on what health information the medical profession should give to patients who are users or potential users of marijuana. There is conflicting evidence about many of the effects of marijuana use. Readers are referred to an excellent article that attempts to summarize in a dispassionate way the evidence on the most probable adverse health and psychological consequences of acute and chronic use of marijuana. ... 

The second major question would involve the social and health costs of legalization. It is unlikely that these costs would be significantly reduced by legalization. As will be seen in the following chapter, marijuana use can have harmful consequences. Increases in traffic accidents and increased health problems as a result of chronic use are unknown but certainly possibilities. A society would have to... 

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