Can't read the article. I'm guessing it's about this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabinoid_hyperemesis_syndro...
As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
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Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#62The real danger with cannabis is not that it'll make you sick or have some nasty side effect like this article describes. The danger is simply that you will like it, you'll end up using it every day, all different times of the day, and it won't really hurt your health as much as it will make you live your life in a somewhat dopey, detached, less-intelligent way. As time goes on it won't feel "fun" it'll just feel "no…
This argument always pops up as if there aren't a wealth of very successful daily cannabis users.
The scale of human potential is vast. Who's to say that, for a given definition of success, a person who's "very successful" with one lifestyle wouldn't be 10x or 100x more successful in another?
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#63Is there any doubt that alcohol, or sugar for that matter, makes far more people (teens especially) sick than cannabis? In fact, cannabis is an excellent treatment for alcohol hangovers.
There is no doubt. This article is BS. One hundred percent bad faith.
Maybe they should think to mention the millions of people on cannabis prescriptions who have had massive benefits.
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#64I dunno. I remember the stuff making me feel very sick when I tried it in my teens in the 1990s. Kind of put me off it for life, even though I've got plenty of friends who are still into it.
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#65The real danger with cannabis is not that it'll make you sick or have some nasty side effect like this article describes. The danger is simply that you will like it, you'll end up using it every day, all different times of the day, and it won't really hurt your health as much as it will make you live your life in a somewhat dopey, detached, less-intelligent way. As time goes on it won't feel "fun" it'll just feel "no…
This argument always pops up as if there aren't a wealth of very successful daily cannabis users.
That's because the existence of outliers doesn't disprove the existence of a trend.
Saying that there are successful daily cannabis users and therefore chronic cannabis use doesn't have negative effects on one's brain, is similar to saying that you're holding a snowball and therefore global warming doesn't exist.
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#66The real danger with cannabis is not that it'll make you sick or have some nasty side effect like this article describes. The danger is simply that you will like it, you'll end up using it every day, all different times of the day, and it won't really hurt your health as much as it will make you live your life in a somewhat dopey, detached, less-intelligent way. As time goes on it won't feel "fun" it'll just feel "no…
This argument always pops up as if there aren't a wealth of very successful daily cannabis users.
There are a wealth of very successful alcoholics and cocaine users too. On an average, alcoholism and cocaine dependence still ruins life. Don’t look at the exceptions to define the average.
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#67Earlier quoted context omitted.
This argument always pops up as if there aren't a wealth of very successful daily cannabis users.
The scale of human potential is vast. Who's to say that, for a given definition of success, a person who's "very successful" with one lifestyle wouldn't be 10x or 100x more successful in another?
Who’s to say what my full potential could have been if it wasn’t for all the lead paint in my house as a kid?
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#68The way most Americans consume weed is basically a guaranteed overdose for anyone without a high tolerance. The regular "weed" we buy from dealers has been getting stronger for years because the consumers spending most of the money on weed demand it be strong.
Once retail stores opened where I lived, I started buying weed with 10-15% THC instead of the standard 20-30%. It can feel like the difference between having a couple beers or 5 shots of tequila. Most of us can enjoy a few beers almost anytime, but rarely want to get shit-faced drunk. The black market, driven by heavy users, has been forcing us all to get far too high on weed because dosing a hit of weed at 25% THC is almost impossible. And we think this is normal.
Most of the weed in retail stores is still too strong for me, but at least now I have options, which for me has been the biggest boon of legalization. I can finally enjoy weed again! But this same story plays out across many drugs, with consumers facing far more danger and uncertainty than is necessary because of our spectacularly ineffective drug laws.
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#69The real danger with cannabis is not that it'll make you sick or have some nasty side effect like this article describes. The danger is simply that you will like it, you'll end up using it every day, all different times of the day, and it won't really hurt your health as much as it will make you live your life in a somewhat dopey, detached, less-intelligent way. As time goes on it won't feel "fun" it'll just feel "no…
Why is this topic always brought up regarding weed, but nothing else? Should we make video games illegal because they can cause some people to live a lethargic and less productive life?
Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick
#70The real danger with cannabis is not that it'll make you sick or have some nasty side effect like this article describes. The danger is simply that you will like it, you'll end up using it every day, all different times of the day, and it won't really hurt your health as much as it will make you live your life in a somewhat dopey, detached, less-intelligent way. As time goes on it won't feel "fun" it'll just feel "no…
This argument always pops up as if there aren't a wealth of very successful daily cannabis users.
Sure, we all know a few.
But overwhelming personal observation indicates that in the vast majority of cases -- it blunts your game (and if you pick up the habit in your teenage years, and don't manage to put it behind you -- it can derail your chances at completing your education, or maintaining successful relationships entirely).
Again, not from the toxicity - but simply from what it does.