Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the rise, study finds

Re:Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the ... by pmoriarty on Thursday July 22, 2021 @05:49PM (#27924794)

"The narrative of the "stronger, more dangerous(!) weed" falls short because consumers have always, and will always, micro-dose. That's just the human way to do it. You don't drink 1l of water when you are thirsty, you drink until the body tells you it is enough."

That's not always true -- especially among new, naive users.

I knew someone who for their first time smoked an entire joint because they thought that was a single dose.

Unsurprisingly, they had a bad time because they basically overdosed... and that was more than a decade ago, when cannabis was significantly less potent than it is now.

I'm sure there are plenty of new users today who repeat the same mistake with dire (psychological) consequences.

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Re:Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the ... by jbuhbjlnjbn on Thursday July 22, 2021 @06:10PM (#27924982)

Right, I made more hidden assumptions, I was not thinking of first-timers. If legalized, this could be better controlled, similar to alcohol. The information could also be more honest.

Of course there are also alcohol first-timers who get abolutely shit-faced, that's a really bad trip as well. Probably also some who die of alcohol poisoning.

I'm curious, why did you say "dire (psychological) consequences", what do you mean by that?

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