I must say, however, that I do agree that some people shouldn't do any drugs. And alcohol is a drug, and does cause massive brain-cell death. This is the legal drug that truly destroys both mind and body. But some people shouldn't do ANY drugs, period, because they can't afford to lose any brain cells or even short-term memory because they are utter idiots. Also, they give we intelligent users (not abusers) of a naturally occurring herb a bad image. Television does far more damage to the brains of children and minors than anything. And if someone can't figure out that legalizing, regulating, and taxing cannabis would benefit our country in many ways, and make it much harder for minors to obtain pot, they are obviously of low intelligence, or have an axe to grind.

However, you are misinformed about the affects of cannabis on brain cells. I would refer you to a few journal articles to get you started in your research. I am confident that if you review the scientific research into the subject you will find that your opinion is entirely unfounded.

I realize that it can be difficult to read and understand scientific journal articles for some people, but if you can't understand it, you probably shouldn't falsely represent your opinion as a fact.

In a study done at the Neuropsychiatry Research Unit at the University of Saskatchewan, researchers found that, “Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis…”

Source:”Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects.” The Journal of Clinical Investigation 115(2005): 3104–3116 .

According to research done by the Department of Psychology at Ohio State University, activation of cannabinoid receptors in older mice improved their spatial memory

Source:”Cannabinoid receptor stimulation is anti-inflammatory and improves memory in old rats.” Neurobiology of Aging (2007)

Those are just a couple of sources discussing the effect of cannabis on the brain. Please do your own thorough research, I am sure that becoming educated about the subject will change your mind.

A few more sources on the subject of cannabis:

American Association for Cancer Research. “Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows.” ScienceDaily 17 April 2007. 6 December 2008 <http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2007/04/070417193338.htm>.

Athanasiou, Andriani . “Cannabinoid receptor agonists are mitochondrial inhibitors: A unified hypothesis of how cannabinoids modulate mitochondrial function and induce cell death.” Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 364(2007): 131-137 .

Corey, Susan. “Recent Developments in the Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids.” Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 24(2005): 19-26

Croxford, Ludovic J.. “Cannabinoid-mediated neuroprotection, not immunosuppression, may be more relevant to multiple sclerosis.” Journal of Neuroimmunology 193(2008): 120-129.

“Current restrictions on marijuana research are absurd.” Scientific American 22 Nov 2004 1 Nov 2008 <http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=marijuana-r...>.

Cushing, Raymond. “US: Pot Shrinks Tumors; Government Knew In '74 .” MAP. 03/29/2001. 6 Dec 2008 <http://www.mapinc.org/newscc/v01/n572/a11.html>.

Deshpande, Laxmikant. “Endocannabinoids block status epilepticus in cultured hippocampal neurons.” European Journal of Pharmacology 558(2007): 52-59.

Gettman, Jon. “Lost Taxes and other Costs of Marijuana Laws.” The Bulletin of Cannabis Reform. 05 Sep 2007. DrugScience.org. 1 Nov 2008 <http://www.drugscience.org/Archive/bcr4/Lost %20Taxes%20and%20Other%20Costs%20of%20Marijuana%20Laws.pdf>.

Jia, Wentao . “{Delta}9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Apoptosis in Jurkat Leukemia T Cells Is Regulated by Translocation of Bad to Mitochondria .” Molecular Cancer Research 4(2006): 549-562.

Jiang, Wen. “Cannabinoids promote embryonic and adult hippocampus neurogenesis and produce anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects.” The Journal of Clinical Investigation 115(2005): 3104–3116 .
Saltzman , Rebecca . “DEA Can’t Do Its Own Job – Calls in Blackwater to Raid Medical Marijuana Providers.” Safe Access Now. 9/1/2008. Safe Access Now. 6 Dec 2008 <http://safeaccessnow.org/blog/?p=130>.

Steffens, Sabine. “Low dose oral cannabinoid therapy reduces progression of atherosclerosis in mice.” Nature (2005): 782-787

Marchalant, Yannick. “Cannabinoid receptor stimulation is anti-inflammatory and improves memory in old rats.” Neurobiology of Aging (2007):

Vlachou, Stylianai. “Enhancement of endocannabinoid neurotransmission through CB1 cannabinoid receptors couteracts the reinforcing and spychostimulant effects of cocaine.” International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 11(2008): 905-923

Wallace, Melisa. “Evidence for a physiological role of endocannabinoids in the modulation of seizure threshold and severity.” European Journal of Pharmacology 452(2002): 295-301.

Also, you would do well not to presume some right to speak for America, or to marginalize people who are every bit as American as you are. It makes you seem very pompous and very ignorant.

Cheers!

But w/e, pretty funny story either way you look at it. I laughed.

Or, if it wasn't meant to be homophobic… why bother specifying who he might be picking food up for? Is that relevant here?

i hate cops too