Pubdate: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 Source: Wall Street Journal (US) Copyright: 2016 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Contact: http://www.wsj.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/487 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n664/a03.html Author: Tannahill Glen RESPONSE TO " A BRAVE NEW WEED" The current push for nationwide legalization of marijuana - a thinly veiled effort to attract young and vaguely confused voters - is reminiscent of the disastrous creation and implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Do something, do anything to make it happen and worry about costs and consequences later. For example, what statutes are in place to ensure critical personnel aren't using marijuana, which is known to affect cognition? Surely we haven't forgotten the devastating effects of the abuse of legally prescribed opioids. Tannahill Glen, Psy.D., ABPP Jacksonville, Fla. - --- MAP posted-by: Matt