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British Studies Show Marijuana Use May Raise Risk Of Psychotic Illness Risk By 40%
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- A more likely conclusion might be, that those that are either pre-disposed to, or currently having pyshosis related illnesses are more likely to smoke pot in an effort to self-medicate.
We do not know if these people we already diagnosed at the time of their use, or if they were already symptomatic, etc...
This is not a controlled experiment.
Take a population, blind divide, then blind administer pot or placebo, then follow through life and see what happens. This is more likely, comb through questionaires of pyschotics and see how many smoked pot.
I think a better conclusion would be that Drinking water causes pyshosis, since 100% of those people that are psychotic have been shown to have drunk water. - Reply to this comment
- Not that long ago, there was an article about the tallest average people live in the Netherlands. Do you know why the dutch are the tallest? Because its LEGAL to get high there!!! America, wake up!!! LEGALIZE CANNABIS!!!
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- Last time I heard there were no reported cases of this. Where are these people?!?!?!?
Facts:
Pot has no LETHAL dose, Alcohol does.
Alcohol kills 100,000 + Americans per year, Pot kills ZERO.
Alcohol leads to dysfunctional families Pot doesn't.
I want a candidate for public office that suports full and complete legalization. Get one and 60 million votes will follow. Conservatives and Liberals enjoy POT!!!!! - Reply to this comment
- Could this explain Bush's behavior?
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- Jesus, what a waste of time and money.
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- Obviously, the politicians are looking at possible ways to scare up the laws, fines, etc. against possesion of a non-pharmaceutical drug. New findings on a drug that has been used for thousands of years, hhmmm.
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- One_American posted:
I'm a self-centered Southern Fascist that votes Repuglicon because I was told I would get a tax cut. I don't care that our national debt is now $8.9 trillion, and our annual interest payments to service this debt are $500 billion per year. Because all I care about is myself!
Bubba, you really should change your moniker to One_Fascist_Southern_Hypocrit, because your rap doesn't strick me as a real american in anyway. - Reply to this comment
- CBS left this part out.
From MSNBC.com
Two of the authors of the study were invited experts on the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Cannabis Review in 2005. Several authors reported being paid to attend drug company-sponsored meetings related to marijuana, and one received consulting fees from companies that make antipsychotic medications." - Reply to this comment
- Could result, might be a link to, possible link.
Publish a result that shows "it does cause" something.
Test after test and we get same results reported. One minute it may not be that harmful, the next it might cause a problem.
Why publish a report at all? Those that use it will ignore the "might be harmful" because they already read "it may be harmless" in another report.
Take chocolate for example, one minute it makes you "fat", thus not good for you, the next report shows it "might" be good for your heart.
Fish oil, chew able vitamin C and on and on. Each new report always contains "might, maybe or possible" whether it's good or bad for you.
When you know for sure, then report it. - Reply to this comment
- There are way too many "possibly's", "may's","could be's" etc. in this latest study. I see no addressing of the well documented benefits of the smoking of this herb mentioned. That in fact is why so many medical professionals agree that there are clinical benefits for many states to have medical marijuana laws either pending or passed. In comparison we see many ads for alcohol everywhere, while we definitively know that alcohol kills maims, sickens many thousands of Americans. Is it possible that this, as in so many other harmful activities are not outlawed because too many corporations--alcohol manufacturers and politicians stand to lose donations from these companies? In this corrupted government, one must consider the possibility at the very least.
How about a study comparing death, serious illness, auto accidents etc., between marijuana users and drinkers? I am not saying there is no reason behind these new marijuana studies, I just question the motives for them. Like the man says, follow the money trail...I know of no marijuana smokers going berserk (greater than in the general population) but check out some bars on Friday nights and count the drunks exhibiting bizarre behavior.. Is it just me, or do others see the same thing? Perhaps legalizing the sale of MJ might induce politicians to think differently when profit is introduced into the equation.. - Reply to this comment
- Government propagandists sure are working hard these days, that's for sure.
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- A study should be done to determine the link between smoking pot and Bush Derangement Syndrome - a severe type of psychosis.
Scientists would probably find a close tie between the two.
But Liberal Moonbats prove that link every day!
(watch them try to refute my post...) - Reply to this comment
- In one of his other studies, cigarette smoking between the ages of 18-20 is linked with a lower rate of schizophrenia.......
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- This is just ridiculous. Alcohol causes FAR more problems with violence and 'psychosis' than marijuana. Unless laced with PCP or cocaine, marijuana is a drug that calms and relaxes people. I am so sick of this anti-marijuana hysteria!
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- It's "REEFER MADNESS" all over again!!!
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- Pot doesn't make you psychotic...It makes you hungry!
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- The US has built an entire industry around illegal marijuana. The police get to seize growers assets for their departments. Drug labs make millions off testing employees. Home drug test makers make millions from worried parents and worried employees.
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- "People who have ever used cannabis, on average, have about a 40% increased risk of developing psychotic illness later in life compared with people who have never used cannabis," he tells WebMD.
huh? is this guy stoned? "people who have ever used vs. people who have never used....." - Reply to this comment
- Extremophil sounds like he's smokin' some laced stuff. Colored snakes? That's angel dust in your joints, man.
and, CarlyLaine, you sound psychotic, you're not making any sense, maybe you'd better smoke some pot? - Reply to this comment
- Wow! My life is AMAZING!!
I've been a pot smoker (smot poker) since '77. I have literally THOUSANDS of pothead friends and I smoke EVERY DAY- yet- I don't know of ONE SINGLE PERSON who has had a psychotic episode related to their marijuana use.
Never heard of this kind of thing happening ONCE.
I DO know HUNDREDS of drunks that have gotten arrested for all sorts of hideous freak outs caused by alcohol, but that ain't news, is it?
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