A new scientific study has found that the more weed you smoke, the more of a loser you are. Apparently.
The study carried out by an international team of researchers led by Magdalena Cerdá at the University of California, Davis, Health System, and Avshalom Caspi and Terrie Moffitt at Duke University, followed a number people from child birth until they were 38-years-old.
The researchers found that people who smoked marijuana four or more days of the week ended up in a lower social class than their parents, with lower-paying, less skilled and less prestigious jobs. Although they're a lot more likely to be able to recite Pineapple Express word for word.
"Our study found that regular cannabis users experienced downward social mobility and more financial problems such as troubles with debt and cash flow than those who did not report such persistent use," Cerdá said. "Regular long-term users also had more antisocial behaviors at work, such as stealing money or lying to get a job, and experienced more relationship problems, such as intimate partner violence and controlling abuse."
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"Our research does not support arguments for or against cannabis legalisation," Cerdá added. "But it does show that cannabis was not safe for the long-term users tracked in our study."
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Written by Liam Bond.