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    Could cannabis use contribute to psychosis?

    -Amid growing moves for the wider decriminalization of cannabis, researchers are asking what its risks are and who may be most vulnerable to them. One study now draws a strong link between cannabis potency, frequency of use, and the risk of psychosis.

    In recent years, many countries across the globe have decriminalized or even legalized cannabis use.
    Thus, in the United States, 33 states allow the medical use of cannabis, while 10 states have approved its use both for medical and recreational purposes.

    Several countries across Europe and South America have also decriminalized cannabis, meaning that while its use is still illegal in those regions, the penalties that users can incur have lessened.

    However, as laws against cannabis become less stringent, and its use for medical purposes gains in popularity, researchers are beginning to ask more questions about the potential risks of cannabis use, and which users are most likely to experience negative health outcomes.

    Some specialists are particularly worried about how cannabis might affect the brain. One study, for instance, found that potent cannabis, or "skunk-like cannabis," can cause damage to the brain's white matter, which is made up predominantly of axons — the links that allow brain cells to "communicate."

    Moreover, researchers are concerned about a potential link between cannabis use and instances of psychosis, a condition which causes a person to become unable to distinguish between real and imaginary events...

    https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324759.php

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    These aint Cheech&Chong days anymore.

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    I have personally witnessed this psychosis in various family members who indulge. It is sad. Besides making folks paranoid, it also makes them lazy. Most partakers are robbed of their ambition to do anything worthwhile with their life. Thanks to the spreading legalization of pot, the zombie apacolypse is becoming a reality.

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    I've never seen anyone suffer these kinds of effects, I believe the study is just propaganda. I have seen opiate addicts though and I'll take the pot heads any day over the junkies.

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    Pot definitely can cause depression and other mental illness...it's possible those people were inclined that way but if they never smoked pot then it wouldn't of happened
    Met 2 brothers who were suffering depression couldn't work etc and all due to pot

    There is credible medical evidence of pot altering brain chemistry

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    Pot definitely can cause depression and other mental illness...it's possible those people were inclined that way but if they never smoked pot then they it wouldn't of happened
    Met 2 brothers who were suffering depression couldn't work etc and all due to pot

    There is credible medical evidence of pot altering brain chemistry
    Nah. Find schizophrenics that smoke pot, pot causes schizophrenia! It's standard issue agenda science.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Nah. Find schizophrenics that smoke pot, pot causes schizophrenia! It's standard issue agenda science.
    We have to agree to disagree

    Plenty of people drink alcohol and take drugs (legal and illegal) and still function in society but others end up in serious trouble yet we know that abuse of alcohol and drugs can cause major damage

    Should we neglect the damage of alcohol and drugs because many can still function ???

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    https://www.mydr.com.au/mental-health/cannabis-psychosis


    Does cannabis cause psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia?


    Use of cannabis can cause a condition called drug-induced psychosis. This usually passes after a few days. However, if someone has a predisposition to a psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, these drugs may trigger the first episode of an ongoing condition such as schizophrenia. There is increasing evidence that regular cannabis use precedes and even causes higher rates of psychotic illness. At the same time, many people with schizophrenia have not used cannabis.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    We have to agree to disagree

    Plenty of people drink alcohol and take drugs (legal and illegal) and still function in society but others end up in serious trouble yet we know that abuse of alcohol and drugs can cause major damage

    Should we neglect the damage of alcohol and drugs because many can still function ???
    Maybe with legalization there will be more attention paid to its use and effects. There are thousands of legal drugs that mess with people but since they are "prescribed" they are deemed safe. We all know better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    Maybe with legalization there will be more attention paid to its use and effects. There are thousands of legal drugs that mess with people but since they are "prescribed" they are deemed safe. We all know better.
    I agree with you but two wrongs don't make a right


    Why isn't it logical to assume that the powerful chemical compound of marijuana can alter brain chemistry?

    I am not against the use of marijuana for medical purposes and its a good reason to believe God made it that way but for millions to smoke and get high is unnatural and unwise

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