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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by jlgreco on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @05:18PM (#4661908)
"We do know that young people whose family history suggests genetic risk for major mental illness (which might not be known for a particular adopted child) are playing with fire if they take schedule I drugs without medical supervision."

Considering that "Schedule I" is nothing more than a legal classification, I would like to see how that works. Does it just so happen that drugs in that legal classification coincide with drugs that people at risk of mental illness should not take? That seems like quite a coincidence, if true. If he were self-medicating with tobacco or caffeine, would you express similar concern?

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by droithomme on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @05:33PM (#4661972)
His Schedule I mention was likely overreaching.

Marijuana is relatively harmless and should be legalized. It is also known to be useful in the treatment of a number of ailments.

However, we do know of one certain negative reaction, with a fair degree of certainty: genetically schizophrenic predispositioned people who smoke marijuana as teenagers are more likely to develop schizophrenia.

Because of this, although it should be legalized, it should not be available to teens.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/teens-who-smoke-pot-at-ri...

http://www.livescience.com/10700-marijuana-worsens-schizophr...

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by wololo on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @06:29PM (#4662256)
schizophrenia isn't the only concern with pot

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/08/22/1206820109: "Findings are suggestive of a neurotoxic effect of cannabis on the adolescent brain"

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Re:My son is schizophrenic. The ‘reforms’ that I worked for ... by jlgreco on Tuesday October 16, 2012 @05:42PM (#4662022)
Hmm, interesting stuff. It sounds like this risk doesn't really tapper off after the teenage years, but rather in the mid 20s. Makes a 21-year cut-off some states are considering (instead of the obvious 18) make a bit more sense.
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