It's interesting really.
If I were to write a little tirade on, "you know, if you're got to light up to enjoy a game, your game probably sucks and it's just the drug talking" and this would turn into the whole pot debate thread that he OP was hoping to start to begin with.
And for the most part, I wouldn't be able to argue with you, because you live in a nice cozy society that allows you to survive even stoned off your ass, so what harm is there to it?
However, if this were actually in real life any of the activities depicted in most video games, such as being in a war zone or surrounded by ferocious creatures, and you were stoned, you'd be worm food.
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So, yeah, 1, 2, 5, and 6 do not apply to me.
3 - There's all sorts of nasty shit that will happen to you [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana#Long-term_effects] from Marijuana or any other drug ingested in adequate quantities, well proven - but hey, lets just stick to the stuff we can't prove yet. There's a very high correlation of schizophrenia, which may include the mentioned side effects, but they've yet to establish the mechanism. Of course, if you were smart, you'd be careful about there being a correlation at all.
4 - Exactly where are you getting the police are mentioning this? Sounds like you're spreading misinformation about there being a spreading of misinformation, as there's no real advantage for them to do this.