Pot Smokers Might Not Turn Into Dopes After All 332
ananyo writes "Back in August last year, we discussed a study reportedly showing heavy marijuana use in teenagers had been linked to a decline in IQ in later life. Now, a new analysis suggests that the study may have been flawed. Using the same data, the researchers found that they could explain the IQ drop by properly accounting for socioeconomic factors — such as individuals from poorer backgrounds being more likely to smoke cannabis as well as having reduced access to schooling."
Just when science was emotionally satisfying... (Score:5, Funny)
Bam! They do more of it, and it isn't!
Who designed this religion anyway?
Uhh ... (Score:5, Funny)
I forgot what I was going to post !
Re:lol (Score:5, Funny)
You realized that there wasn't a statistically significant correlation based on a sample size of two?
What have you been smoking?
Re:lol (Score:5, Funny)
Troll weed. It makes a big "Whoosh" sound and causes idiots to reply to your comments.
Re:lol (Score:5, Funny)
Then I met someone else who had been smoking since he was 14, and he was an engineer.
Engineer? ~snort~ Clearly the pot prevented him from achieving a respectable career in theoretical physics.
Bazinga!
Re:First Post (Score:5, Funny)
Randomly getting the first post yo. Thank you THC.
Failed first post attempt? Or subtle commentary on the effects of weed on the mind? You decide!
Re:First Post (Score:5, Funny)
He's totally going to be first tomorrow, so GET OFF HIS BACK, MOM!
tomorrows newspaper headlines (Score:3, Funny)
Words to live by: (Score:5, Funny)
"A friend with weed is a friend indeed"
"Dope will get you thru times of no money better then money will get you thru times of no dope."
both I learned from the Fabulous Furry Freak Brother comics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fabulous_Furry_Freak_Brothers [wikipedia.org]
I'm really stoned right now and low or high IQ, this is the best I can do for this conversation.
Re:Pot smoker here... (Score:5, Funny)
If anything, it assisted me with diving in to the world of UNIX
So THAT explains it! I've been looking at this all wrong. (sometime later) Yeah, like, everything's a file. See this? It does ONE thing, really well. Just ONE thing. Wow, man!
No, man, UNIX is just a gateway drug to Plan 9. That is where the everything's a file stuff gets deep and, like, totally networked.
Re:Uhh ... (Score:2, Funny)
I forgot what I was going to post !
Dude!
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Wait, what were we talking about?
Re:Pot smoker here... (Score:4, Funny)
-2
Both you guys have been negated.
Re:So.... (Score:4, Funny)
Mr. Obama, are you listening?
No, he doesn't listen to idiots who refer to him as "the 'blessed' leader."