>Weed isn't going to give you a leg up in life, but it's not a guarantee that you're going to end up in a dead end job and live with your parents forever either.
Sure, and smoking doesn't guarantee lung cancer. It sure as hell makes it more likely, though.
I have a bunch of anecdotes where people I knew who regularly smoked weed throughout high school now range from successful to wildly successful.
I know a bunch of people that abstained and yet they work dead end jobs, have developed mental issues, and/or live with parents still.
Hence my conclusion that there might just be some other (more important) factors.
I was thinking you were saying that you had examples of people who were successful because they smoked weed, where others similarly situated were unsuccessful having not smoked it.
No, and I'm not disputing that weed is harmful.
What I took issue with in the parent comment is that it insinuates that smoking weed is a guarantee of a shitty life. I disagree with the weight of the harm they imply.
There is a lot of other factors involved, and a lot more nuance and context to consider.
> Sure, and smoking doesn't guarantee lung cancer. It sure as hell makes it more likely, though.
And even with smoking it is possible to exaggerate health risks it poses. Just like you severely exaggerated marihuana risks.