We should consider, then, whether marijuana has helped prompt mass shooters to do their shooting.
Take Nikolas Cruz, who gunned gunned down 34 people (killing 17 of them and injuring another 17) at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. Today Cruz issued a statement of apology in which he said, "I believe this country would do better if everyone would stop smoking marijuana and doing all these drugs and causing racism and violence out in the street."
No, Cruz did not come right out and say marijuana led him to kill the 17 people, but why else would he even be mentioning it?
We know marijuana can affect your decision-making. It can affect how rational you are. It can bring you to do things you otherwise would not even consider. Certainly, then, it could have been a leading factor in Cruz's killing 17 people and injuring another 17.
Many believe there is no harm in marijuana, so Cruz's comments are very notable.
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