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originally posted by: Evil_Santa
originally posted by: snowspirit
What researchers have learned from these studies is that cannabis can potentially cause psychosis, but only in a select group of people who are naturally vulnerable.
www.heretohelp.bc.ca...
A Canadian study.
It's still no where near as bad as alcohol, and knowing a lot of users, I have never in my life, seen more than 2 people have a bad experience. One was already prone to panic attacks, and the other had never tried the stuff before.
Most people's paranoia comes from worrying if other people know that you're high. Once that stigma of "doing something illegal" is gone, so is the paranoia.
I disagree with this, as a citizen of a state that has legalized recreational marijuana, I have had serious complications from MJ. Even without the "fear of doing something illegal" it has sent me to the ER a few times due to extremely bad panic attacks. Attacks so sever that my heart mimics a heart attack and EMTs telling me that my blood pressure is barely blow the "No Man's Land" zone, with the EKG showing a serious block in an artery that normally kills people in seconds.
These attacks have been ongoing for years and have gotten worse when they hit. I have spent thousands trying to identify other medical conditions that could be the root cause to try and avoid quitting THC.
THC affects everyone differently, some people can use it their entire lives without issues and others (like myself) have serious complications from it. As much as i love to be high, the times that it does affect me negatively have hit a point that the negative outweighs the positive with the substance.
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
a reply to: GogoVicMorrow
There`s is defiantly a huge difference in the different types of what you can buy/produce.
If you smoke in The Netherlands outside grown weed or you smoke inside cultivated weed, with the first you can smoke all you want without ever overdosing when you`re used to it, but you will not be able to that with strong inside weed.
We threw arms full of the outside weed on a barbecue once and were hanging with our heads above it.
originally posted by: Evil_Santa
originally posted by: snowspirit
What researchers have learned from these studies is that cannabis can potentially cause psychosis, but only in a select group of people who are naturally vulnerable.
www.heretohelp.bc.ca...
A Canadian study.
It's still no where near as bad as alcohol, and knowing a lot of users, I have never in my life, seen more than 2 people have a bad experience. One was already prone to panic attacks, and the other had never tried the stuff before.
Most people's paranoia comes from worrying if other people know that you're high. Once that stigma of "doing something illegal" is gone, so is the paranoia.
I disagree with this, as a citizen of a state that has legalized recreational marijuana, I have had serious complications from MJ. Even without the "fear of doing something illegal" it has sent me to the ER a few times due to extremely bad panic attacks. Attacks so sever that my heart mimics a heart attack and EMTs telling me that my blood pressure is barely blow the "No Man's Land" zone, with the EKG showing a serious block in an artery that normally kills people in seconds.
These attacks have been ongoing for years and have gotten worse when they hit. I have spent thousands trying to identify other medical conditions that could be the root cause to try and avoid quitting THC.
THC affects everyone differently, some people can use it their entire lives without issues and others (like myself) have serious complications from it. As much as i love to be high, the times that it does affect me negatively have hit a point that the negative outweighs the positive with the substance.
The only ''agenda'' seen on this thread is those that refuse acknowledging of facts and are obviously led by their pro legalisation agenda bias.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: theabsolutetruth
The only ''agenda'' seen on this thread is those that refuse acknowledging of facts and are obviously led by their pro legalisation agenda bias.
That's not exactly true either is it? You're overstating the significance of the research and interpreting the authors' conclusions in a way that you feel is most favorable to your own agenda. That's not bias?
I'd also like to point out that an argument could be made that it was in the best interest of public health to legalize and regulate cannabis. What have the effects of prohibition been on the increasing prevalence of strains with higher levels of THC (and lower levels of cannabidiol)? It's reasonable to believe that mass produced cannabis products available from retail outlets, whose THC and CBD content could be regulated by law, would drastically drive down demand from other suppliers.
Sir Robin Murray, professor of psychiatric research at the Institute of Psychiatry, said the study added "a further brick to the wall of evidence" showing that use of traditional cannabis is a contributory cause of psychoses like schizophrenia.
He said it was one of 10 prospective studies all pointing in this same direction.
originally posted by: BornAgainAlien
a reply to: OneManArmy
I`m sorry, but you`re wrong about that it`s only being one study...
Sir Robin Murray, professor of psychiatric research at the Institute of Psychiatry, said the study added "a further brick to the wall of evidence" showing that use of traditional cannabis is a contributory cause of psychoses like schizophrenia.
He said it was one of 10 prospective studies all pointing in this same direction.
Source
...and I posted the talked about study a few pages back.
But at the same time I agree with you it should be legalized, but this is not something which can be ignored because you would like to see it becoming legal.