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Several very serious cases of life wasting and crippling mental issues. I am friends with a couple former heavy users who despise it now and have educated me in the dangers of modern weed, the very high THC content type which was not around when we were teens. This is nothing like the hippies smoked back when your parents were kids. Even a regular variety when heavily used will trigger a change in your personality. Who knew messing with your brain using psychotropics could cause issues, eh ?
Btw, I am seeing the same types of effects on my next door neighbor who smokes everyday. Anxiety, paranoia, depression, acting irrational, staying home all the time...And this is light compared to what I saw in the past.
You cite anecdotal evidence to support your opinion that cannabis causes crippling mental issues.
Others cite anecdotal evidence to back their assertion that cannabis is totally safe and cures everything.
Regardless, it should be decriminalized and studied further.
If sorel's friends started smoking when teens or early twenties, that may be the problem. It is definitely not recommended for brains still developing, also, they may have been self medicating for mental or emotional issues.
Most people I know are like my husband: he gets up goes to the gym, runs errands, eats healthy, walks the dogs, works in the yard, might meet friends for lunch, and towards the end of the day may smoke. This does not cause him to become a couch potato, he is still doing things, helps with dinner, etc. I'm not going to fret about it.
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What hearsay ? I mentioned things that happened to my friends. But since most of y'all stoners have a vested interest in seeing it legalized, we should not expect any rational comments from you.
I had a BIL and a friend's son that both died at 50. Both had been heavy users forever. They also consumed alcohol and did whatever else they could come across. I cannot say definitely that MJ caused their deaths. It is the lifestyle that I blame. Both of them had parents that died one year before they died and they had inherited money; so it was one big party until the end.
All of us that have been around before and through the Vietnam war know somebody that was stoner that dropped out of society. And, yes, many abused other substances and some of those other substances were legal and some were not. I worry about the message legalization sends to our young. I worry about the example that the parents give their young. I also worry about increased accidents on our roads. We are being herded down this rosy garden path and not too many are fighting to accomplish that with caution.
What hearsay ? I mentioned things that happened to my friends. But since most of y'all stoners have a vested interest in seeing it legalized, we should not expect any rational comments from you.
Do you prefer anecdotal? Anyone can say anything on the Internet.
And the problem with your statement is that I am not a stoner.
So we have more hearsay and anecdotes piling up over there. lol
I had a BIL and a friend's son that both died at 50. Both had been heavy users forever. They also consumed alcohol and did whatever else they could come across. I cannot say definitely that MJ caused their deaths. It is the lifestyle that I blame. Both of them had parents that died one year before they died and they had inherited money; so it was one big party until the end.
All of us that have been around before and through the Vietnam war know somebody that was stoner that dropped out of society. And, yes, many abused other substances and some of those other substances were legal and some were not. I worry about the message legalization sends to our young. I worry about the example that the parents give their young. I also worry about increased accidents on our roads. We are being herded down this rosy garden path and not too many are fighting to accomplish that with caution.
On the plus side they will be slow moving vehicles. lol
On the plus side they will be slow moving vehicles. lol
That is actually what law enforcement looks for....
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Thanks for the link, AguaDulce. People with heart problems should absolutely avoid cannabis. It's not a cure-all, and it's not for everybody. However, people who shouldn't ingest THC can still get the benefits of cannabis without the psychoactivity if they use it in the form of CBD. My husband has cardiac issues and takes a 25 mg. CBD capsule day. He says it is helpful for his joint pain. Another friend of mine with an anxiety disorder can't tolerate THC at all, but she says that she finds CBD to be calming.
Thanks for the link, AguaDulce. People with heart problems should absolutely avoid cannabis. It's not a cure-all, and it's not for everybody. However, people who shouldn't ingest THC can still get the benefits of cannabis without the psychoactivity if they use it in the form of CBD. My husband has cardiac issues and takes a 25 mg. CBD capsule day. He says it is helpful for his joint pain. Another friend of mine with an anxiety disorder can't tolerate THC at all, but she says that she finds CBD to be calming.
THC works for me. I haven't tried CBD yet.
I would caution anyone who takes CBD to make sure they're getting it from a reputable source. There are a lot of people selling inferior product through multi-level marketing. They can be very persuasive.
"CBD isn’t a scam — it’s a powerful substance with a lot of medical potential. But most of the stuff on the market now probably isn’t worth your time." (emphasis added)
If sorel's friends started smoking when teens or early twenties, that may be the problem. It is definitely not recommended for brains still developing
Exactly.
Now, let's be honest : do most people start drinking, smoking, doing drugs, past 25 or before ? People catch these habits when they are young, not in their 30s. MJ will cause brain issues, even undetected to any habitual user, but is more damaging to the youth who represent the majority of users anyway.
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