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[FranklinTard]

they clearly have a different view of 'falling ill' than i do.

also to the university president... there was pot on your campus before it went legal ya know... didn't lose your funding then.

[docstop]

Those who fell sick, were just that. People who aren't used to MJ can become quite ill if they haven't been exposed to it. Plus, MJ isn't the same as it was in the past. Its A LOT stronger now and laced with tons of chemicals etc.

[MasterChief117]

Any idiotic news on the end of the world?

[Ramplate]

Originally Posted by FranklinTard

they clearly have a different view of 'falling ill' than i do.

also to the university president... there was pot on your campus before it went legal ya know... didn't lose your funding then.

Originally Posted by docstop

Those who fell sick, were just that. People who aren't used to MJ can become quite ill if they haven't been exposed to it. Plus, MJ isn't the same as it was in the past. Its A LOT stronger now and laced with tons of chemicals etc.

It's more like they didn't know they were dosed, and if you experience the feelings and had no knowledge of what you had in your system, you might panic thinking you were sick too.

And docstop, a brownie high is a little more intense high than smoking it. Especially if you have more than your share - which I bet happened in some cases. Who doesn't like a couple of brownies?

Anyway, yeah dosing someone without their consent is definitely not cool.

[Tolkien]

Originally Posted by docstop

Those who fell sick, were just that. People who aren't used to MJ can become quite ill if they haven't been exposed to it. Plus, MJ isn't the same as it was in the past. Its A LOT stronger now and laced with tons of chemicals etc.

Sorry doc, but it sounds like you're trying to make pot into this killer drug that it clearly will never be.

Cigarettes, my friend... you should look into those.

[Brock Landers]

Originally Posted by Ramplate

It's more like they didn't know they were dosed, and if you experience the feelings and had no knowledge of what you had in your system, you might panic thinking you were sick too.

And docstop, a brownie high is a little more intense high than smoking it. Especially if you have more than your share - which I bet happened in some cases. Who doesn't like a couple of brownies?

Anyway, yeah dosing someone without their consent is definitely not cool.

Bingo. I wouldn't chalk it up to "chemicals" in the brownie/pot -- edibles can be WAY more intense than simply smoking it, especially if you have no idea that you're ingesting it. And there's no established "levels" for a proper brownie, so you can stuff as much hash-oil in to each serving as you want, so you can put in a little bit and a feel a little buzzed...or shoot for the moon and end up really sick if you don't have the proper tolerance. One time I watched someone get so baked off a brownie that they started to have a mini-panic attack. **** happens.

[Deexan]

drugs r bad mkay

[Brock Landers]

Originally Posted by Deexan

drugs r bad mkay

Only if done alone and selfishly.

[Ramplate]

I've always fallen asleep after brownies

[docstop]

Originally Posted by Tolkien

Sorry doc, but it sounds like you're trying to make pot into this killer drug that it clearly will never be.

Cigarettes, my friend... you should look into those.

The coffin sticks are really bad, over 4,000 chemicals in each one.

Depends on your definition of what makes a drug, any type of drug, bad. I consider pot to be a drug with a lot of negatives connected to it because of its gateway drug potential and the fact that it is linked to early psychosis in youth and teens. I'm connecting a few dots here, but for kids who do end up with, for example, schizophrenia, they have a substantially higher risk of committing suicide in comparison to the rest of the population.

[FranklinTard]

oh christ the gateway argument... and the schizo argument... man you musta just came from a DARE meeting or something.

the way you parrot everything the talking heads say is just hilarious doc.

[Brock Landers]

Originally Posted by FranklinTard

oh christ the gateway argument... and the schizo argument... man you musta just came from a DARE meeting or something.

I wasn't going to say anything, but seriously: the "Gateway Drug" argument?? What year is this again? To steal & paraphrase an old joke: "pot is a gateway to harder drugs the same way that drinking milk is a gateway to drinking alcohol."

[docstop]

Originally Posted by FranklinTard

oh christ the gateway argument... and the schizo argument... man you musta just came from a DARE meeting or something.

the way you parrot everything the talking heads say is just hilarious doc.

Originally Posted by Brock Landers

I wasn't going to say anything, but seriously: the "Gateway Drug" argument?? What year is this again? To steal & paraphrase an old joke: "pot is a gateway to harder drugs the same way that drinking milk is a gateway to drinking alcohol."

Well like everyone else here on these boards, I'm going on my own experiences and scientific fact. I work with youth and teens who have been diagnosed with drug-induced psychosis (often schizophrenia). It's not a pretty sight and one that I would not wish on any family... and the drug is almost always marijuana. It happens and just because its not happening to everyone who does pot doesn't take away from the fact that it does affect a lot more young people than many would like to admit.

And pot is totally a gate-way drug. Again, I'm not saying that its going to affect everyone the exact same way, but in general, people who smoke pot have friends who do so as well. I'm not trying to demonize people who smoke it but based on that social circle, they are often exposed to more drugs than just marijuana. Add in some peer pressure and it can become a recipe for disaster.

... and Frank, can you further elaborate on who the "talking heads" are? I'm focusing on scientifically proven facts. And calling people "schizo" is demeaning.

[Brock Landers]

Originally Posted by docstop

Again, I'm not saying that its going to affect everyone the exact same way, but in general, people who smoke pot have friends who do so as well. I'm not trying to demonize people who smoke it but based on that social circle, they are often exposed to more drugs than just marijuana. Add in some peer pressure and it can become a recipe for disaster.

I understand your point, but couldn't you also say that because of a social circle anything could end up being a gateway? I think this has more to do with the individual than where a drug can lead you (however vague that sounds). For example: I have friends who are delirious about golf, and yet I don't feel any need to join in because, well, I hate that goddamn game. Your social circle could expose you to everything from weed and cocaine to golf and really terrible beer, so you could realistically find gateway arguments anywhere, right?

As for drug-induced psychosis/schizophrenia: was it the drug that caused it, or wouldn't it be fair to guess that the individual might have a history of mental illness in their family before they ever even knew what pot was? I wouldn't doubt that marijuana could exacerbate the condition, but I wouldn't call it the cause. More of a flashlight than a cause, you see what I mean? I'm just curious, since you mentioned you worked with young adults/teens.

[Brock Landers]

Also: apologies if my "what year is this?!" comment came off a bit prick-ish, docstop.

[Ramplate]

The gateway thing is BS through and through (Dow Chemical Propaganda from the 30's). I agree that makes as much sense as milk leading to alcohol.
What really matters is if one has an addictive personality - that is what leads to other drug use. Some people just have no willpower to resist when it comes to drug use and peer pressure as well.

I have heard about the schizophrenia thing, and I don't doubt that some young impressionable minds can be subject to such a thing - but it is unlikely in the majority of cases.
In any case, I do believe there is a lower age limit to those who should be exposed to most kinds of drugs - I mean, look at what not taking Paxil according to directions can do to a youngster. With that there have been psychotic episodes - and some of them with quite deadly results. (that said - most people on Paxil have depression problems to begin with)

[FranklinTard]

Originally Posted by docstop

Well like everyone else here on these boards, I'm going on my own experiences and scientific fact.

Personal experience maybe, fact? Hardly.

First I would like to apologize, as that was demeaning and I should know better, but there is no evidence to suggest cannabis causes schizophrenia, none. You can link me all the scientific studies you want, but the fact is, if it did cause schizophrenia, you would see a drastic increase in cases of schizophrenia as cannabis use has increased, but you don't. It is even at 1% of the population (the historical norm), and may even be diminishing.

[Tolkien]

Guys, maybe we should look into what he's saying. I mean, I never drank a soda in my life until I tried a diet coke. I thought I could stick to it and I'd be fine. I thought just drinking diet coke would be enough, but I was wrong. One day, I took a taste of regular coke just to see how it was and that was it, I wanted more. From there it was cherry coke, root beer, orange soda, sprite, mountain dew, mr. pibb (oh God, the things I did for mr. pibb)...

[Justin]

That's just having self-control. People with addictive personalities should probably look elsewhere. You can make the same argument for food and just about anything; it's not like marijuana is going to be any worse for your body. Everything can be harmful to your body if done in excess.

As for working with teens with psychosis, their disorder could be attributed to anything. Using an anecdote is not evidence--that's not scientific fact. I'd like to know where you read that MJ has been known to cause psychosis, because I've never once heard that. Right now, it sounds like you've met some teenagers with problems prior to smoking weed. Other drugs like LSD and ecstasy (again, in excess) have been known to cause problems like that, but never weed.

[JBond]

Originally Posted by Tolkien

mr. pibb (oh God, the things I did for mr. pibb)...

[Brock Landers]

He's right. I've been clean off the Pibb for about three months now. Hardest thing I've ever done. One day you're fine, and the next...you're standing over a dead prostitute, naked, holding on to a Mr. Pibb like it was the last chopper out of 'Nam. Tolk, my brother, we must hold strong.

[Justin]

Since those stupid Live Strong bracelets are done, you guys could start merchandizing more for Pibb Survivors.

[JBond]

You could always do Coke instead.

[Tolkien]

Nah, Coke is so 90s. Pibb addiction and Hostess withdrawal is where the money backing is now.

[Deexan]

I've never heard about Pibb before today but all I know now is that I must have this mysterious elixir.