Re:Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the ...
by Weebs on Thursday July 22, 2021 @03:49PM
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The high THC and lack of CBD in today's strains is concerning (to me) honestly. I'm worried that a lot of the data we've seen in the past about chronic cannabis use being relatively safe may not apply when THC/CBD ratios approach 50:1, since CBD and other cannabinoids counter act some of THCs effects.
Re:Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the ...
by jbuhbjlnjbn on Thursday July 22, 2021 @05:36PM
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Criminalizing is a big part of this problem. With "medical" weed you can carefully chose a fitting strain just to your liking and condition, like indica for calming and sativa for inspiring effect, in hundreds of nuances even.
But no. Too much money to be made for some groups from this prohibition. Can't have that, denied.
1. THC concentrations have increased which usually means there is less CBD. 2. Legalization probably increased casual use. 3. People who suffer from schizophrenia are simply more likely to be diagnosed for whatever reason.
The sum of these three things could easily account for a significant increase in diagnosis.
Sometimes increases in diagnosis correlate with better detection. Sometimes they correlate with incentives to diagnose people. I’m not even suggesting a nefarious connection. Sometimes incentives with the best intentions can have a big impact.