I do believe that occasional use of mild cannabis is generally harmless for most people. But I am in agreement with you that all use (or perhaps even typical use) isn't necessary harmless.
Less so than alcohol, let’s not forget that.
I don’t disagree with you, it can be harmful and doesn’t solve all problems, but the above can hopefully give some perspective.
People can waste extraordinary amounts of time with either, form some kind of dependency, but harm from direct consumption or secondary effects are, let’s say … „less common“.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
[2] http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/hold-your-wee-w...
This is a good point. I live in Switzerland, we have a healthy cannabis market that is mostly dominated by growers from the 80s and 90s. We do have the "killer weed" the youth likes to smoke, but the majority of stuff i come in contact with are classic, medical or at least CBD heavy strains. Nobody in my circle likes getting super high, we all just enjoy the good ol' buzz.
> So I think the bottom line here is that you need be careful and be mindful that weed is not "harmless."
You are absolutely right. I also have a little hate for myself for starting way to early which surely didn't help my mental development.
However i am way more afraid of Sugars and excessive Chemicals in my food that are slowly poisoning me. So for health perspective i would rather spend my efforts quitting sugars or cigarette smoking for a start :)
> I hope that helps you...
It did, thank you for your input!
There's some truth to this, but in a misleading way. Sure, in the '70's, the product we'd snag in the streets, leaves mainly, was in no way as potent contemporary product.
But, but, we were just as discerning then as now. Should we wish something a bit more potent, it was widely available. At that time, most product from Thailand, and a great deal from Afghanistan certainly compare.
In sum, if you wanted it, it was available for a price. So the belief, "much stronger than in the past," is somewhat of a canard.
Every time I explain that, in roll the fans telling me I'm somehow doing it wrong. I smoked the shit daily for years, I knew the ins and out of weed.
It just leads to issues with some people, as you said.
"Wrong strain, bro"
I started experiencing cannabis induced panic attacks first year of college and quit after the second time. People were annoying about it for a few years but as time went on I found that more and more people had the same experience I did. MM is great but I think the recreational and unprescribed "benefits" are exaggerated. It's a shame we don't have more data.
I did shallow search and found this: "No interactions were found between cannabis and Fish Oil. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider."
https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/cannabis-with-fish-o...
Whether or not an individual experiences any of these negative side effects will likely depend on a variety of different factors ranging from the person's personality, to their genes, their state of mental and physical health, how often they smoke, and what precisely they smoke. I'm not sure where you live or what kind of weed you smoke but a lot of weed on the streets of the US today has a dramatically higher level of THC than it did in the past. When the THC levels are much higher than the other cannabinoid compounds it increases the risk of psychosis.
So I think the bottom line here is that you need be careful and be mindful that weed is not "harmless." Growing up, we thought it was harmless because you can't overdose on it and people don't generally smoke all their money away the way some people do with other drugs. But it can still fuck you up. It just takes longer and does so in much more subtle ways.
I hope that helps you...