> I know a kid who is a lost cause, and his friends claim he took contaminated drugs; are they wrong?
Yes, they are wrong. There's no such thing as "contaminated" marijuana, that's an urban myth.
As far as productivity, it depends on how you look at it. You can be much more creative while using marijuana, it can also be great to boost productivity if you're tired or not in the mood to be creative...
It may have you re-examine if you want to overwork, make business your life, climb the corporate ladder... but all of those seem like positive revelations too and a much needed counterbalance to all of the pro-corporate propaganda we all drown in.
> There's no such thing as "contaminated" marijuana, that's an urban myth.
Is it a myth? In Germany black market cannabis has been found to be lined with synthetic cannabinoids in many cases. Those substances are not researched well and hundreds of their users (who typically didn't expect any synthetic drugs) required emergency medical care according to this German (sorry) source from two years ago: https://www.vice.com/de/article/m7a533/chemisch-gestrecktes-...
The German minister of health cites this situation as his main motivation for working towards legalization, so people wouldn't have to buy from questionable sources.
You'll never be able to afford a house or kids. The rich are getting richer at your expense. Earth's climate is on it's last legs. But at least you'll get to smoke weed and waste away in your 1bdr rental, apathetic to your meaningless and sad life.
Seems like a great deal for the younger generation.
That's a lot of assumptions to make! Many very successful people smoke weed. I'd also say if you're planning on getting ahead by climbing the corporate ladder and grinding for your boss, you're going to be in for a very unpleasant surprise.
> Earth's climate is on it's last legs.
A well known side-effect of smoking marijuana is that people become way more ecologically aware and in tune with the environment. Downsizing your lifestyle, not commuting and not working for some megacorp churning out junk or ads is definitely going to be better for the environment than the status quo.
Yes, they are wrong. There's no such thing as "contaminated" marijuana, that's an urban myth.
As far as productivity, it depends on how you look at it. You can be much more creative while using marijuana, it can also be great to boost productivity if you're tired or not in the mood to be creative...
It may have you re-examine if you want to overwork, make business your life, climb the corporate ladder... but all of those seem like positive revelations too and a much needed counterbalance to all of the pro-corporate propaganda we all drown in.