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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by intricatedetail on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @02:32AM (#20342106)
People take cannabis to help them manage the effects of schizophrenia but corrupt media used to play it other way around. Cannabis causes schizophrenia! If there was justice in this world, then all the editors allowing this should rot in jail.
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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by ejolto on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:33AM (#20342363)
Dude. CBD is antipsychotic[1] and thus might help people with schizophrenia. THC is psychoactive [2] and should probably be avoided by people with schizophrenia.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22716160 [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28492950

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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by awelkie on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @07:50AM (#20343420)
I think that's what the poster is saying. I believe "Cannabis causes schizophrenia!" should be in quotes.
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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by kdmccormick on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @08:42AM (#20343770)
Yes, but the replier is saying that THC, the primary active compound in Cannabis, can in fact worsen some of the symptoms of schizophrenia. As someone with Type I Bipolar, which has many similarities to schizophrenia, I agree that this is often the case.
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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by intricatedetail on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @12:13PM (#20345661)
That's why it should be legal so people who need it won't have to fiddle with the dealers. Obviously big pharma pays a lot so that won't happen.
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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by kdmccormick on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @01:42PM (#20346615)
I'm 100% with you there.
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Re:Cannabidiol in Anxiety and Sleep: A Large Case Series by ejolto on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:15AM (#20343994)
This is exactly what I meant. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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