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Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Mon 1st Oct 2012 04:32 pm
by treetop
doctordude wrote:Use of the entire forum has been proven to be highly addictive
Get out while you still can

oops too late for me too!
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Mon 1st Oct 2012 05:10 pm
by Hazy Neville
For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Thu 4th Oct 2012 07:03 am
by Kingdoc
Maybe it does if you like that anyways!! best bet then would be not to smoke at all.
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Thu 4th Oct 2012 09:40 pm
by zootly
Ahhh... was the title of this thread meant to be sarcastic? From the conclusion of the article:
However, in most individuals who use cannabis, psychosis does not develop, which suggests that the increased risk must be related to other vulnerability factors.
At best they can demonstrate a correlation. Which should never be confused with causation.
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Fri 5th Oct 2012 11:50 am
by mrdcotor
zootly wrote:Ahhh... was the title of this thread meant to be sarcastic?
Sort of (I wanted to listen some opinions too)
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Fri 5th Oct 2012 01:07 pm
by zootly
Cool

Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Mon 8th Oct 2012 01:56 pm
by doctordude
Here you go, another opinion... from the guy who got sacked by the UK gov for comparing the risks of horse-back riding with the risks of Ecstasy consumption
http://www.drugscience.org.uk/drugs-info/cannabis/
Generally a good read, even though he uses "Skunk" for all high-potency strains...
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Mon 8th Oct 2012 09:33 pm
by zootly
If anyone ever cops this 'scientific' argument of supporting prohibition due to the potential for substance X to cause mental illness Y, ask the antagonist if they'll be supporting a ban on sugar due to it's possible role in the development of Alzheimer's
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... scare.html.
Then point them at anything written by Dr Grinspoon.
As someone else around here says, next...
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Thu 18th Oct 2012 02:43 am
by Philter
But they dont' say anyting about heavy use of alchohol. Shouldn't it both be a person's personal choice?
And yes, you can over indulge in Cannabis. so you can with many things. Just legalize it.
Re: Heavy use of cannabis can cause psychosis
Posted: Fri 19th Oct 2012 04:01 pm
by dwiggins
My psychosis cured my dyslexia and diagnosed myself with cannabism.