Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face Skepticism

Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by arp242 on Monday July 31, 2023 @04:49PM (#36948595)

The current "Cannabis industry" is not that different from a "Tobacco industry 2.0" by being in denial of negatives, going on "but alcohol is worse!" whataboutisms, and generally denying responsibility from the negative effects.

That doesn't mean it should be made illegal, but I strongly dislike the current state of the industry and regulation; it's like we learned nothing from tobacco or alcohol.

All of the above applies to psychedelics even more, especially to those who tout the therapeutic effects while denying there are risks (the therapeutic effects are real, so are the risks).

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Re:Marijuana Addiction Is Real. Those Struggling Often Face ... by skyechurch on Monday July 31, 2023 @05:44PM (#36949283)

The risks with pot and psychedelics are less easily quantifiable than with opiates, meth, etc. There are no bodies, which of course is good. But, leaving aside the acute or chronic psychosis cases, people who overuse these substances often end up depleted in characteristic ways.

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