27 Jul 21
Schizophrenia Linked To Marijuana Use Disorder Is On The Rise, Study Finds
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/schizophrenia-linked-to-marijuana-use-disorder-is-on-the-rise-study-finds/
Maybe if marijuana is going to be used for medical reasons it should be controlled like perscription drugs. Being under a doctor's care where patients can be monitored is safer that simply seeing a doctor once to get your I can buy marijuana card, let alone recreational laws.
@eladar saidPeople with Schizophrenia who smoke cannabis simply bring out the existing Schizophrenia. This does not happen to people who do not have Schizophrenia, only the people that do.
Schizophrenia Linked To Marijuana Use Disorder Is On The Rise, Study Finds
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/schizophrenia-linked-to-marijuana-use-disorder-is-on-the-rise-study-finds/
Maybe if marijuana is going to be used for medical reasons it should be controlled like perscription drugs. Being under a doctor's care where patients can be monitored is safer that simply seeing a doctor once to get your I can buy marijuana card, let alone recreational laws.
Misleading articles like that are common. They are the result of anti-cannabis bias.
28 Jul 21
@metal-brain saidSo if you have it, but is not seen, then do you have it?
People with Schizophrenia who smoke cannabis simply bring out the existing Schizophrenia. This does not happen to people who do not have Schizophrenia, only the people that do.
Misleading articles like that are common. They are the result of anti-cannabis bias.
@eladar saidThis is a tough issue that has been on the radar of scientists for a long time. My opinion is that the link between schizophrenia and marijuana use is likely due to self-medication, not cause/effect. There are over 100 million marijuana users worldwide. Very few develop schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia Linked To Marijuana Use Disorder Is On The Rise, Study Finds
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/schizophrenia-linked-to-marijuana-use-disorder-is-on-the-rise-study-finds/
Maybe if marijuana is going to be used for medical reasons it should be controlled like perscription drugs. Being under a doctor's care where patients can be monitored is safer that simply seeing a doctor once to get your I can buy marijuana card, let alone recreational laws.
28 Jul 21
@wildgrass saidSo marijuana is ok because only a small percentage of users develop mental issues.
This is a tough issue that has been on the radar of scientists for a long time. My opinion is that the link between schizophrenia and marijuana use is likely due to self-medication, not cause/effect. There are over 100 million marijuana users worldwide. Very few develop schizophrenia.
Funny how views change depending on the subject. If this was about covid vaccines, then the fact that only a small percentage die is a major concern.
In any case, do you agree that those who go to the doctor to get a marijuana card need to be under doctor supervision?
28 Jul 21
@sonhouse saidSo causing mental illness is fine, while death is worse. Got it.
@Eladar
Well most people don't DIE from schizoid problems. Covid KILLS but you don't care about that. You just want to throw a monkey wrench into the issue like you are some kind of expert but you really are just another troll.
28 Jul 21
@eladar saidIn actual fact no causality has been established by that study, nor any other study that I'm aware of. That aside, I do wonder about the long-term effects of marijuana on those who start taking it heavily when their brains are not yet fully developed, which (surprisingly) is around age 25. If there is some causality present, perhaps the phenomenon will turn out to be largely restricted to the sizable population who are heavy users in their teenage years or early twenties.
Schizophrenia Linked To Marijuana Use Disorder Is On The Rise, Study Finds
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2021/07/26/schizophrenia-linked-to-marijuana-use-disorder-is-on-the-rise-study-finds/
Maybe if marijuana is going to be used for medical reasons it should be controlled like perscription drugs. Being under a doctor's care where patients can be monitored is safer that simply seeing a doctor once to get your I can buy marijuana card, let alone recreational laws.
A lot of things are "on the rise," however. Autism and ADHD, for instance. But is this a genuine increase in the population, or simply a result of more and better testing being done to detect these conditions? Last I checked we do not have an answer to this.
28 Jul 21
@eladar saidNo I was saying there is no cause/effect relationship.
So marijuana is ok because only a small percentage of users develop mental issues.
Funny how views change depending on the subject. If this was about covid vaccines, then the fact that only a small percentage die is a major concern.
In any case, do you agree that those who go to the doctor to get a marijuana card need to be under doctor supervision?
29 Jul 21
@soothfast said
In actual fact no causality has been established by that study, nor any other study that I'm aware of. That aside, I do wonder about the long-term effects of marijuana on those who start taking it heavily when their brains are not yet fully developed, which (surprisingly) is around age 25. If there is some causality present, perhaps the phenomenon will turn out to be larg ...[text shortened]... ter testing being done to detect these conditions? Last I checked we do not have an answer to this.
A lot of things are "on the rise," however. Autism and ADHD, for instance. But is this a genuine increase in the population, or simply a result of more and better testing being done to detect these conditions?
Or possibly overdiagnosis?
30 Jul 21
@eladar saidLol ŷes mental health issues are preferable to death.
So causing mental illness is fine, while death is worse. Got it.
But I think it’s a serious issue and caused by a combination of much stronger strains of marijuana and a fall in the average age of the user I think the effects of stronger marijuana on younger brains have been considered an issue for a while.
30 Jul 21
@kevcvs57 saidPersonally, I think that we should outlaw things that when used lead to mental illness.
Lol ŷes mental health issues are preferable to death.
But I think it’s a serious issue and caused by a combination of much stronger strains of marijuana and a fall in the average age of the user I think the effects of stronger marijuana on younger brains have been considered an issue for a while.
I can see why you would not mind.
30 Jul 21
@eladar saidWell I don’t know why your worrying elader that boat has sailed off into the sunset from your perspective.
Personally, I think that we should outlaw things that when used lead to mental illness.
I can see why you would not mind.
Did you read my post? No I don’t want it banned but I think we should look very seriously at restricting juvenile access to the stronger strains and even limiting the amount of active ingredient in commercially available marijuana.