GX

Have you actually read this report?? The government has been trying for years to find the dangers of pot and so far have come out empty handed. I have read the report and the following are the only definitive “cons” they listed which do not seem too serious. Everything else in there is speculation and inconclusive and only applicable to animals that received doses impossible for a human to consume.

“The effects of cannabis depend upon the dose received, the mode of administration, the user’s prior experience with cannabis, any concurrent drug use Some users report unpleasant experiences after using cannabis. These include anxiety, panic, a fear of going mad, and depression (5–7) These are often reported by users who are unfamiliar with the effects of cannabis… The most common unpleasant effects of cannabis are anxiety, panic reactions, and depressive feelings. These are most common among users who are unfamiliar with the
drug’s effects”

In other words these effects are largely due to the high potency and unfamiliarity. Decrease the potency and you decrease these effects. Once familiar with the effects, you know what to expect and don’t experience them. No danger here except a possibly a little fright the first time in some cases. Legalize it and you can control potency. Conclusion: No reason for illegality and criminal penalties due to this effect

"The most immediate effect of smoking cannabis is to increase the heart rate by 20% to 50% within a few minutes to a quarter of an hour of smoking cannabis (9–11). Changes in blood pressure also occur. An increased heart rate is most obvious in occasional cannabis users because regular users become tolerant to this and other effects of THC (4). Tolerance occurs within
24 hours in laboratory studies and even large amounts of cannabis may have little effect on heart rate (1, 2, 6–9). Tolerance to these effects has also been observed in field studies
of chronic heavy cannabis users in Costa Rica (10), Greece (11), and Jamaica (12). These studies failed to find any adverse effects of cannabis on heart function."

Bottom line, no heart damage to healthy adults. This kind of heart rate increase also happens during physical exercise and smoking cigarettes. If you are healthy enough to exercise, you are healthy enough to smoke pot. If you have heart disease, you should stay away from pot just as you would cigarettes and booze. Conclusion: No reason for illegality and criminal penalties due to this effect

"It is likely that regular cannabis smoking adversely affects the respiratory system (22). Cannabis smoke is similar to tobacco smoke, and contains a higher proportion of particulate matter and more of some carcinogens (e.g. benzpyrene) than tobacco smoke
(22, 23)."

No argument here. As I mentioned previously you only need one or two puffs instead of the 20 to 30 that cigarette smokers inhale when smoking one cigarette and there are other options (eating and vaporization) so lung damage is negligible and can be eliminated completely. Conclusion: No reason for illegality and criminal penalties due to this effect

That’s it as far this particular report is concerned, the rest is speculation and animal studies that didn’t translate to human studies. It concludes as follows

"There are no cases of fatal cannabis poisoning in the human medical literature."

I didnt bother to list the obvious "psychomotor effects". When high or drunk, you are not going to perform tasks as well as you would when sober. Thats common sense and also no reason to keep a substance illegal.
There you have it. That is all that this report states as far as hard definitive evidence. Everything else is inconclusive and speculation. There are much more dangerous legal substances out there. There is absolutely no reason to keep pot illegal due to the findings of this report.

GX