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(I'm strongly in favour of legalising drugs.)

There are a few studies showing links between cannabis use and infertility in men. Smoking cannabis is a double whammy, because tobacco use is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction.

> what I would assume is pretty consistent pot usage over the last, say, 50 years.

That's a big assumption. I'd be interested to see any numbers to support it. Certainly in the UK it feels like people smoke more, smoke more often, and start earlier. But I don't have any numbers, this is just my opinion. I'd also be interested to see if modern cannabis actually is stronger than cannabis used in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.

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>I'd also be interested to see if modern cannabis actually is stronger than cannabis used in the 60s, 70s, 80s, etc.

http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/sourcefiles/UMPMC-quarter...

Check out Table 2. (Seized) marijuana from the late 2000s has 10x as much THC as that from the mid-1970s.

I suspect that most of the reason it seems that everybody is smoking is that the stigma (and concrete consequences) of being known to smoke are dropping so more people are willing to admit to it.

It's legal for me to smoke, but I don't. Ten years ago it wasn't, but I could have if I were inclined. I don't think that legalization efforts or the like are really increasing the number of people who smoke, either you want to and did regardless, or you don't anyway.

Maybe there was a temporary drop in the number of smokers before the kids that grew up on D.A.R.E. learned how to use the internet (and subsequently learned that no, pot won't kill you with just one hit...), but otherwise I would hesitate a guess that we are still around 1960's level consumption.

> Smoking cannabis is a double whammy, because tobacco use is a leading cause of erectile dysfunction.

Wait, what? I don't follow you. That's like saying frying bacon is a double whammy, because frying eggs is a leading cause of stuff getting stuck to your frying pan.

what a crock of shit. THC levels are not rising.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/marijuana5.htm

http://www.420magazine.com/forums/cannabis-facts-information...

also watch http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1039647/

> Smoking cannabis is a double whammy, because tobacco

What? You can smoke cannabis without tobacco.

> what a crock of shit.

calm down, it's a common suggestion that THC levels are rising and rather than just repeating it I asked if it is, in fact true. A simple "no" is better.

Your first link does not support your point as strongly as you seem to think. Your second link is obviously a joke - no one would present such an obviously biased source with so many cherry picked reports seriously.

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