{"id":1298,"date":"2013-02-06T08:06:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T08:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=20621"},"modified":"2013-02-06T08:06:36","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T08:06:36","slug":"teen-highlights-the-failure-of-prohibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/teen-highlights-the-failure-of-prohibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Highlights the Failure of Prohibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/teen-highlights-the-failure-of-prohibition\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marjuana-prohibition.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"marjuana prohibition\" title=\"marjuana prohibition\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-20624\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/teen-highlights-the-failure-of-prohibition\/attachment\/marjuana-prohibition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20624\" title=\"marjuana prohibition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marjuana-prohibition-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Banning the sale and consumption of alcohol did not exactly create the moral utopia some expected in the 1920s and 30s.\u00a0 In fact, it created bootlegging and organized crime which still presents major problems almost a century later.\u00a0 Banning and ignoring marijuana has also created an unregulated black market, however our government does not seem to be learning a quick lesson this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Many experts also believe that <em><strong>banned<\/strong><\/em> substances can become in vogue.\u00a0 While marijuana happens to be a banned substance with little to no side effects, its chemical copies offer far more devastating consequences.\u00a0 Synthetic marijuana or cannabinoids, can mimic many of the effects of marijuana, but also carry the potential for massive health complications.\u00a0 These include high risk for strokes, heart problems, stomach\/intestinal issues, and mental problems.\u00a0 Despite this, synthetic marijuana has become very popular with teens as it can be purchased at local convenience stores.\u00a0\u00a0 Last year, a federal ban was enacted to stop the sales of products that include these lab created compounds such as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JWH-018\" target=\"_blank\">JWH-018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A teen from Cypress, Texas, knows all too well of just how serious the side effects of synthetic marijuana can be.\u00a0 Emily Bauer spent two weeks in an ICU after purchasing and using synthetic marijuana.\u00a0 Two weeks before her ICU stay, she was experiencing persistent migraines.\u00a0 Her symptoms grew worse as her mental state deteriorated.\u00a0 She became violent and when her parents decided to have paramedics take her to the hospital, she fought vigorously and bit guardrails and anybody who attempted to help her.\u00a0 Her symptoms were so severe that it appeared she would not recover.\u00a0 Bauer survived but has endured a traumatic experience.\u00a0 She finds herself part of the group that is most at risk to wind up in the hospital for synthetic marijuana use, those between the ages of 12-17.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the propaganda and exaggeration machine has eroded the trust between teens and government officials.\u00a0 Teens have heard and found firsthand that marijuana is not nearly the villain that films such as reefer madness have made it out to be.\u00a0 The problem now has become trying to earn this trust back.\u00a0 People are willing to try out dangerous products such as K2 and Spice despite health warnings.\u00a0 Additionally, the bans may never be fully effective as labs can create new synthetic cannabinoids with relative ease.\u00a0 The government has a tremendous credibility issue and has to engage in a realistic conversation on marijuana.\u00a0 It is here, it is not going away, and with proper regulation will be far less harmful than prescription drugs, homemade drugs, alcohol, and synthetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marjuana-prohibition.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"marjuana prohibition\" title=\"marjuana prohibition\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-20624\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/teen-highlights-the-failure-of-prohibition\/attachment\/marjuana-prohibition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-20624\" title=\"marjuana prohibition\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/marjuana-prohibition-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Banning the sale and consumption of alcohol did not exactly create the moral utopia some expected in the 1920s and 30s.\u00a0 In fact, it created bootlegging and organized crime which still presents major problems almost a century later.\u00a0 Banning and ignoring marijuana has also created an unregulated black market, however our government does not seem to be learning a quick lesson this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Many experts also believe that <em><strong>banned<\/strong><\/em> substances can become in vogue.\u00a0 While marijuana happens to be a banned substance with little to no side effects, its chemical copies offer far more devastating consequences.\u00a0 Synthetic marijuana or cannabinoids, can mimic many of the effects of marijuana, but also carry the potential for massive health complications.\u00a0 These include high risk for strokes, heart problems, stomach\/intestinal issues, and mental problems.\u00a0 Despite this, synthetic marijuana has become very popular with teens as it can be purchased at local convenience stores.\u00a0\u00a0 Last year, a federal ban was enacted to stop the sales of products that include these lab created compounds such as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JWH-018\" target=\"_blank\">JWH-018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A teen from Cypress, Texas, knows all too well of just how serious the side effects of synthetic marijuana can be.\u00a0 Emily Bauer spent two weeks in an ICU after purchasing and using synthetic marijuana.\u00a0 Two weeks before her ICU stay, she was experiencing persistent migraines.\u00a0 Her symptoms grew worse as her mental state deteriorated.\u00a0 She became violent and when her parents decided to have paramedics take her to the hospital, she fought vigorously and bit guardrails and anybody who attempted to help her.\u00a0 Her symptoms were so severe that it appeared she would not recover.\u00a0 Bauer survived but has endured a traumatic experience.\u00a0 She finds herself part of the group that is most at risk to wind up in the hospital for synthetic marijuana use, those between the ages of 12-17.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the propaganda and exaggeration machine has eroded the trust between teens and government officials.\u00a0 Teens have heard and found firsthand that marijuana is not nearly the villain that films such as reefer madness have made it out to be.\u00a0 The problem now has become trying to earn this trust back.\u00a0 People are willing to try out dangerous products such as K2 and Spice despite health warnings.\u00a0 Additionally, the bans may never be fully effective as labs can create new synthetic cannabinoids with relative ease.\u00a0 The government has a tremendous credibility issue and has to engage in a realistic conversation on marijuana.\u00a0 It is here, it is not going away, and with proper regulation will be far less harmful than prescription drugs, homemade drugs, alcohol, and synthetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[643,52,1278,29,56,9,51,70,30,1,3,198,557,61],"tags":[3216,2632,3848,2626,2636,2631,5,2627,2776,3130,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1298\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}