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Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by redblacktree »

pennaMan wrote: post #19
senorjazz wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"skunk" used to a be a general catch-all term for buds with no seeds, regardless of strain. Higher quality, higher strength. Which is why the media use the word. Whether the term is still used by users, no idea.

Sensimillia, Spanish for "without seeds", was the term used before the 1930s craze when the US government rebranded it "marijuana". Buds with seeds were never in the history of human cannabis use considered for smoking, exactly because the THC content is extremely low when the plant produces seeds.

> Buds with seeds were never in the history of human cannabis use considered for smoking

I can assure you that this is simply not true. It may be less potent, but beggars can't be choosers.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by snarfy »

wavefunction wrote: post #25
snarfy wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's about 5 large bowls in a pipe.

Very large bowls. In my heaviest usage periods of cannabis I smoke bowls by myself and I get a lot more than four bowls out of an eighth/3.8g.

You are correct. My estimation is off quite a bit. More like 1.5-2g for 5 bowls.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by dekhn »

This article is a bit of joke and shows how far behind Britain is, in terms of cannabis use, compared to a place like the Bay Area.

10% THC cannabis was routine 10 years ago in the BA. Now, you can get 99.5% THC- a medicinal extract with extensive purification and attestable quality- although it is pricey (you pay for purification). It's consumed with a vaporizer, no combustion products if you set the heater low enough.

Most of this product is purchased by well-heeled techies and other successful business and industry types; one of the nice things about mostly pure THC is that it's not completely debilitating (for experienced users).

Whether there is an actual medical situation with high concentration THC would require much better studies.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by swarnie_ »

rainbowmverse wrote: post #28
swarnie_ wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I fell there was a correlation between the use of this heavier strain of cannabis and still not having a job at 28 years old.

There's a reason "correlation does not equal causation" is such a popular heuristic.

Maybe so, but i did prefaced my comment with "Completely anecdotal"

I can only speak for a sample size of 3 people out of 40.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by JoeAltmaier »

redblacktree wrote: post #30
nukeop wrote: post #8

While marijuana is a dangerous drug that ought to be illegal, this has all signs of a moral panic.

I have two questions for you, and I ask them in earnest: 1) Why do you believe marijuana to be a dangerous drug? 2) Have you had any personal experience with marijuana?

There's this:

https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/is-marijuana-...

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by madaxe_again »

swarnie_ wrote: post #26
madaxe_again wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you say "potential" and "screwed with minds", what do you mean? They decided that career and kids and a two bed semi weren't the most important things in life?

I fell there was a correlation between the use of this heavier strain of cannabis and still not having a job at 28 years old.

I've smoked pretty much daily since I was 23 - started a business, grew it to a £3M+ turnover over a decade, sold out 18 months ago.

Correlate all you like, but if it's causative, then I need to disappear in a puff of logic.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by DanBC »

hungerstrike wrote: post #35
nukeop wrote: post #8

While marijuana is a dangerous drug that ought to be illegal, this has all signs of a moral panic.

> While marijuana is a dangerous drug... Incorrect. This has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

No, it really hasn't.

Cannabis almost certainly causes psychosis in some people.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by hungerstrike »

DanBC wrote: post #38
hungerstrike wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> While marijuana is a dangerous drug... Incorrect. This has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt.

No, it really hasn't. Cannabis almost certainly causes psychosis in some people.

So does too much caffeine. Yawn.

Dangerous is a very relative and subjective term but even so, Marijuana is largely not dangerous.

Re: Britain's 'Super Strength' Cannabis Could Be Causing Mental Health Problems

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Post by nukeop »

hungerstrike wrote: post #39
DanBC wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it really hasn't. Cannabis almost certainly causes psychosis in some people.

So does too much caffeine. Yawn. Dangerous is a very relative and subjective term but even so, Marijuana is largely not dangerous.

Yeah man, drinking coffee is totally the same as doing drugs. If only the rest of the society could see that.
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