According to President Trump, the use of marijuana may lower IQ points.
In a record video captured in April of 2018 by an associate of Trump’s attorney Rudolph Giuliani, Trump was seen making comments about the drug lowering one’s IQ.
Trump said, “In Colorado they have more accidents. It does cause an IQ problem.”
The comments were revealed over the weekend and have sparked some major backlash.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Trump is wrong. Based on longitudinal twin studies, there is no “a causal relationship between marijuana use and IQ loss.”
In interviews with Marijuana Moment on Monday, Sheila Vakharia of the Drug Policy Alliance said, “Trump’s remarks simply reveal that he is out of touch, given that the majority of Americans support marijuana legalization for both medical and adult use.”
She added, “This type of rhetoric is fear-mongering and inflammatory.”
“The evidence is clear from the dozens of states that have legalized medical and adult use—the sky isn’t falling and the kids are alright,” she also said.
Erik Altieri, executive director of NORML, remarked that “what truly causes a decline in an individual’s intelligence is adhering to false Reefer Madness rhetoric that flies in the face of available science.”
“If President Trump truly believes that responsible marijuana use by adults leads to a loss of IQ points, we suggest he immediately consults his physician to see if he is suffering from this affliction or at the very least consults the wide body of available research that debunks this old talking point,” he said to Marijuana Moment.
