(CNSNews.com) — Smoking marijuana regularly is linked to as many economic and social problems in early midlife as being dependent on alcohol, a recently published international study has found.
The findings "show that cannabis was not safe for the long-term users tracked in our study," University of California/Davis Associate ProfessorMagdalena Cerdá, the study's lead researcher, said in a press release.
Marijuana is illegal for any reason under federal law, but states have boldly experimented with allowing its use anyway, starting with California 20 years ago.
Some states have made the drug legal for medical purposes; others have removed jail sentences for carrying small amounts; and some let adults 21 and older use it for any reason.
