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Rather pointless
January 25, 2008 by Anonymous, 1 year 41 weeks ago
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As the previous commenter pointed out, a "study" of less than a dozen individuals without a control group is utterly pointless. Who sponsored this "study"? ONDCP?
If one chooses to accept the standards of objectivity as set forth in this "study", then my personal (ie, anecdotal) experiences should be given as much weight (if not more so) then the conclusions of this "group of scientists studying the effects of heavy marijuana use".
Just for the record, my personal experience has been that the humiliation, frustration, and deprivation of personal liberty that occurs when I am forced to piss in a fucking cup in order to prove that I am somehow worthy of earning a living *far* outweighs any minor "withdrawal symptoms" that occur when I choose to abstain long enough pass said piss test.
George Orwell was a fucking optimist.