Marijuana, studies, mental illness, and violence

[sidheguitarmichael]

This interesting article came across my desk today. A lot of food for thought, at least for me.

imprimis.hillsdale.edu/marijuana-mental-illness-violence/?appeal_code=MK119EM1&sc=MK119EM1&utm_campaign=imprimis&utm_source=housefile&utm_medium=email&utm_content=january2019marijuana&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_pTYQOTM5lQKTbTy9_i6uLu8Ucj9N3LuwNI8leG_bdwUWz5SOsugrWdNr0C5k-gGL6Ju0EHV7JIEP3RYg9KaZu3lXmog&_hsmi=69315554

"The big studies, the little ones, and all the rest. I read everything I could find. I talked to every psychiatrist and brain scientist who would talk to me. And I soon realized that in all my years as a journalist I had never seen a story where the gap between insider and outsider knowledge was so great, or the stakes so high.

I began to wonder why—with the stocks of cannabis companies soaring and politicians promoting legalization as a low-risk way to raise tax revenue and reduce crime—I had never heard the truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence."

[fauxmaha]

That article is a total buzz kill.

[coachdoc]

That article very loosely flings assertions about. Poor science. I’m wondering about Hillsdale College. It claims a bias towards religious and personal freedom but Wiki states it courts ties with Trump and his ilk.

[sidheguitarmichael]

I don't know anything about them.

[jdd2]

I had easy access to pot over a couple months in hawaii last summer, but only smoked about every other week, and kind of irritated some people when I only wanted a toke or two (vs getting totaled). Times change, I guess.

[TKennedy]

Common sense wound dictate that we don’t need another mood altering substance legalized for general use. Alcohol is doing just fine as far as reeking carnage.

Colorado is our crash test dummy. We should have some good data in a couple more years.

[drlj]

All we need to do is caution people to use good judgment when high. That should work.

[brucemacneill]

Jan 27, 2019 8:42:35 GMT -5 drlj said:

All we need to do is caution people to use good judgment when high. That should work.

Been reading the warnings on ladders?

[drlj]

Jan 27, 2019 9:03:39 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Jan 27, 2019 8:42:35 GMT -5 drlj said:

All we need to do is caution people to use good judgment when high. That should work.

Been reading the warnings on ladders?

Do Not Eat seems to work for those silica packets.

[brucemacneill]

Jan 27, 2019 9:11:02 GMT -5 drlj said:

Jan 27, 2019 9:03:39 GMT -5 brucemacneill said:

Been reading the warnings on ladders?

Do Not Eat seems to work for those silica packets.

So, you've switched to Tide Pods?

[factorychef]

Hey Man!!!

[PaulKay]

What I found much more interesring is this PBS report of ER patient visits related to marijuana edible use.

Consumption of marijuana edibles rises amidst scarce research into their health impact

[Cosmic Wonder]

Jan 27, 2019 0:20:16 GMT -5 TKennedy said:

Common sense wound dictate that we don’t need another mood altering substance legalized for general use. Alcohol is doing just fine as far as reeking carnage.

Colorado is our crash test dummy. We should have some good data in a couple more years.

Because prohibition works so well?

The Feds really screwed the pooch on marijuana. We could he had 50 years of well designed studies, finding out what it is good for, (if anything) and what its downsides are, aside from the obvious. But no, we have to make it a morality play. So it's at square one now.

The funny thing is, for me, in my 20s I smoked it all the time, and now that it's legal, I have no interest in it.

Mike

[Cornflake]

I was recently talking to someone who had moved here from Colorado. He said the biggest problem with legal marijuana has been a large growth in the homeless population. They'd rather be homeless where they can at least get high.

[Cosmic Wonder]

Jan 27, 2019 13:06:56 GMT -5 Cornflake said:

I was recently talking to someone who had moved here from Colorado. He said the biggest problem with legal marijuana has been a large growth in the homeless population. They'd rather be homeless where they can at least get high.

I'd guess the homeless problem has a lot more to do with high housing costs, and the lack of living wage jobs for unskilled people, than availability of legal pot.

Mike

[t-bob]

I have four doctors - a shrink, GP, cardio, more

All of them said “you can eat mild THC gummies “ LEGAL

It’s been a year and now I am much more relaxed. And it helps my music better than my writing

I’m actually late. I need to eat my gummies

Adios

[patrick]

Ever since I retired from Federal service (and therefore could partake in the devil's weed without fear of repercussions) I've been following this debate with more care.

Marijuana, for the general population, is safer than most drugs on the market, including alcohol and opioid painkillers.

Having said that, there is evidence that among persons who were HEAVY consistent marijuana users in their teenage years, Marijuana can incite a temporary violent psychotic state without warning, at a low level of incidence.

This is a matter that requires more research. Allow me to point out that the same is true of many drugs currently on the market, including alcohol. In particular, gin seems to have a higher correlation with violence than other forms of alcohol.

[jdd2]

True or not, absinthe seems to have a certain halo/reputation...

[PaulKay]

Jan 28, 2019 2:21:53 GMT -5 jdd2 said:

True or not, absinthe seems to have a certain halo/reputation...

Well only absinthe any evidence to the contrary.

[Rob Hanesworth]

Jan 28, 2019 2:21:53 GMT -5 jdd2 said:

True or not, absinthe seems to have a certain halo/reputation...

And, it "makes the heart grow fonder."