Pubdate: Sat, 22 Aug 2009
Source: Maui News, The (HI)
Copyright: 2009 The Maui News
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Author: Jerome Kellner

MAINLAND NEWS INCLUDES MARIJUANA ATROCITIES

There have been many news stories recently about pot users committing 
crimes, high on marijuana at the time, or else chronic users of the devil weed.

The most horrifying and loathsome was Mainland pot smoker John Jackey 
Worman, who was sentenced to 120 years in prison Aug. 12 for making 
child pornography that shows him sexually assaulting children, 
including infants. Worman made girls in his care perform sex acts for 
school lunch money. He had more than 1 million images of child 
pornography when arrested. Worman described his childhood as a good 
one in which he was "free to do as he liked." He started using 
marijuana and alcohol at age 11.

Pot advocates ignore the deleterious effects of smoking marijuana, 
especially at a young age. Marijuana and alcohol impair development 
of the frontal lobe of the brain, the seat of morality, the will and 
spirituality. The frontal lobe is what largely sets humans apart from 
animals. Some researchers believe it takes as long as 30 years for it 
to fully develop. The frontal lobe of pot smokers and booze drinkers 
like John Jackey Worman never develop fully.

Pot advocates are wrong, including medicinal use advocates. National 
Public Radio reports California medical marijuana stores are 
thriving. NPR reports most buyers are plainly recreational users, not 
sick. Some buyers are buying medicinal pot and reselling it at a 
profit to young people eager to get high - and permanently impair 
their developing brains. No to pot. No to alcohol.

Jerome Kellner

Wailuku
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