New findings on marijuana’s damaging effect on the brain show the drug triggers temporary psychotic symptoms in some people, including hallucinations and paranoid delusions, doctors say.
British doctors took brain scans of 15 healthy volunteers given small doses of two of the active ingredients of cannabis, as well as a placebo.
One compound, cannabidiol, or CBD, made people more relaxed. But even small doses of another component, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, produced temporary psychotic symptoms in people, including hallucinations and paranoid delusions, doctors said.
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“THC, produced temporary psychotic symptoms in people, including hallucinations and paranoid delusions”
Symptoms often found in politicians of both parties, but occuring more frequently in democrats in general, and liberals in particular.
Faster! Faster! Play faster!!
Now we know why this current batch of 60’s generation libs are so nuts
http://www.hoboes.com/pub/Prohibition/Drug%20Information/Marijuana/History/reefer_madness.jpg
I have not smoked pot for twenty years or more, but I can never remember a time while stoned that I have enough ambition to be psychotic.
I did represent a serious danger to the Oreo supply.
Simple
Yes, Reefer Madness and that study really exaggerate the dangers of pot.
However, all studies showing how vile and evil second hand tobacco smoke are can be taken at face value and should be never doubted for a second. It wouldn’t be politically correct.
See. I told you those people in DC were smooking something.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzdZMScWU2s
PETER TOSH: LEGALIZE IT
Legalize it - don’t criticize it
Legalize it and i will advertise it
Some call it tampee
Some call it the weed
Some call it Marijuana
Some of them call it Ganja
Legalize it - don’t criticize it
Legalize it and i will advertise it
Singer smoke it
And players of instruments too
Legalize it, yeah, yeah
That’s the best thing you can do
Doctors smoke it
Nurses smoke it
Judges smoke it
Even the lawyers too
Legalize it - don’t criticize it
Legalize it and i will advertise it
It’s good for the flu
It’s good for asthma
Good for tuberculosis
Even umara composis
Legalize it - don’t criticize it
Legalize it and i will advertise it
Bird eat it
And they leave it
Fowls eat it
Goats love to play with it
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20070501-122329-8421
Yet, there is evidence it cures schizophrenia, as well, apparently.
So, whom do we believe?
I read the other day where the THC content of pot these days is considerably higher now.
http://www.briancbennett.com/charts/fed-data/thc-content.htm
On the other hand, like Simple said, I was dangerous only to the nation’s food supply when I smoked it. Then again, it’s been many years since I smoked it, so things may be very different these days. Ummm… what was I talking about again?
Now Dude doesn’t need it, because he’s all screwed up naturally!!
I grew up in south central Florida - and I was al ways taught that any plant with spikes was dangerous if not downright fatal!
I read that the THC strength has sored in the last 5 years. One experience in my youth that was interesting. We walked into a hard rock club, sat down and in a few minutes I couldnt feel my legs. It didn’t bother me so much, but I was worried the group would want to leave and my legs were gone. It faded after a while, but a strange sensation to loose your legs.
I want a new drug
One that wont make me sick
One that wont make me crash my car
Or make me feel three feet thick
I want a new drug
One that wont hurt my head
One that wont make my mouth too dry
Or make my eyes too red
#14 It’s called cornbread and iced tea.
#14 Oh, and BlueBell and back rubs are good drugs too…
Elizabeth….LOL.
When you are my age (62) you don’t need drugs to start feeling strange, it just comes naturally.