Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by nukeop on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @07:08AM (#16482408)

While marijuana is a dangerous drug that ought to be illegal, this has all signs of a moral panic.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by redblacktree on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @08:58AM (#16482968)

I have two questions for you, and I ask them in earnest:

1) Why do you believe marijuana to be a dangerous drug?

2) Have you had any personal experience with marijuana?

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @10:33AM (#16483605)

There's this:

https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/is-marijuana-...

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by oldcynic on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @07:10AM (#16482424)

The Telegraph are barely better than the Mail on some topics. Since their relatively recent ownership change and rebrand they can't really be considered quality any more.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by hungerstrike on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @10:26AM (#16483552)

> While marijuana is a dangerous drug...

Incorrect. This has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by DanBC on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @11:03AM (#16483833)

No, it really hasn't.

Cannabis almost certainly causes psychosis in some people.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by hungerstrike on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @11:57AM (#16484410)

So does too much caffeine. Yawn.

Dangerous is a very relative and subjective term but even so, Marijuana is largely not dangerous.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by nukeop on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:07PM (#16484531)

Yeah man, drinking coffee is totally the same as doing drugs. If only the rest of the society could see that.

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Re:Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Ment... by anonbanker on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @05:02PM (#16487519)

You must be deep in a caffeine binge. It's as hard to go cold turkey on caffeine as it is for nicotine. When you quit it for good, and drink a cup randomly, you crave caffeine for a good 3 days. If anything, sugar and caffeine addictions are grossly underestimated in North America.

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