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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by Retric on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:44PM (#42943003)
I’m not calling for double blind study here, I’m not even sure how that would be possible.

Sometimes we’re stuck with “I don’t know” and recognizing that is IMO important.

Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by RhysU on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:50PM (#42943059)
Anecdatum: I personally know a mother who has a restraining order on her son, whom I also personally know, due to a psychotic episode. And the son's been smoking way too much weed for a long time. Heartbreaking.

So, I know.

Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by Retric on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @10:50PM (#42943514)
People who don’t smoke also have psychotic episodes, so no you don’t know you assume.
Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by RhysU on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:11PM (#42943679)
My Bayesian prior has been sufficiently updated to effectively know: I don't know a single mother with a restraining order for a son who doesn't smoke too much weed. I have met a bunch of mothers and sons in my life. In a Popperian sense we can all only assume so stop splitting hairs.

Clearly, smoking a shit ton is bad for people with marginal mental health or marginal emotional health.

Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by pdpi on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:35PM (#42943856)
Couching it in pseudo-scientific babble doesn't change the fact that it's an isolated data point, and you're vying for the olympic goal for jumping to conclusions.
Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by djmips on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:55PM (#42943980)
Anecdata.
Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by GolberThorce on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:26AM (#42944209)
According to Scott Alexander, I only hate the grey tribe outgroup ergo with enough e-risk paperclip minimization, we can drop p(doom) with lowered replacement fertility levels via lethargy from cannabis consumption, meaning marijuana is a hedon machine and positively utilitarian. Legalizing marijuana is effectively altruistic.

Clearly, weed is good

Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by Retric on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @07:18AM (#42947452)
So you agree as Bayesian prior’s are literally assumptions.