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Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:42 PM UTC

slg wrote: post #69

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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?

It gets brought up in posts about weed because the posts, like this one, are about weed. Similar things are stated about other things in posts about those other things. Do you believe discussion of the relative pros and cons of weed use should be forbidden?

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by chasd00 » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:42 PM UTC

GordonS wrote: post #44

michael1999 wrote: post #42

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Concentrated liquor is most definitely a health risk! Drinking a bottle of whiskey can kill you, while it is almost impossible to kill yourself with beer. Many places tax liquor more than beer, and restrict sales to approved liquor stores while beer and wine are sold broadly.

Well, yes but most people drink a lesser amount of spirits than they would beer. I for one have never poured myself a pint of vodka, for example!

College kids will take 10 shots in a row of everclear on a dare then die. Same goes for drugs though. What is it about college kids and dares that get them killed? Like “I dare you to kill yourself!”, “ok, watch me!”.

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by wazoox » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:43 PM UTC

iamdbtoo wrote: post #59

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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.

I don't know any, but I know a whole lot of dope-heads who completely destroyed their lives with daily use of cannabis.

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by lacker » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:43 PM UTC

drost wrote: post #85

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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…

I'm struggling with this right now. Using during the day is still an uncommon occurrence, but it's happening more and more. The real issue I'm having with it is that I'm using pretty much every night. I come from the gym, take a shower, and grab the vape pen and sit on the couch. It just makes me so lazy. I stopped cooking and just eat pizza and ice cream nearly every night. Thankfully my weight hasn't taken a hit. B…

Yeah exactly. Like a lazy night isn't the worst thing in the world... it isn't even all that bad. It's not like you're breaking into cars for meth money or drunkenly assaulting people. But still, do you really want every night of your life to be vape pen, Netflix, order pizza?

I don't really know the best way to kick the habit or to reduce it. It seems like different things work for different people. Maybe it would help to pick one week to go no-cannabis and see if you can do it. Good luck with whatever strategy you decide to go with....

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by nisegami » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:43 PM UTC

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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…

I know this wasn't your intention, but this is the most compelling argument to try it that I've ever heard.

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by adampk » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:43 PM UTC

drost wrote: post #85

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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…

I'm struggling with this right now. Using during the day is still an uncommon occurrence, but it's happening more and more. The real issue I'm having with it is that I'm using pretty much every night. I come from the gym, take a shower, and grab the vape pen and sit on the couch. It just makes me so lazy. I stopped cooking and just eat pizza and ice cream nearly every night. Thankfully my weight hasn't taken a hit. B…

honestly sounds like you're having a great time lol

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by pnemonic » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:44 PM UTC

drost wrote: post #85

lacker wrote: post #57

The 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…

I'm struggling with this right now. Using during the day is still an uncommon occurrence, but it's happening more and more. The real issue I'm having with it is that I'm using pretty much every night. I come from the gym, take a shower, and grab the vape pen and sit on the couch. It just makes me so lazy. I stopped cooking and just eat pizza and ice cream nearly every night. Thankfully my weight hasn't taken a hit. B…

I can relate to this. My solution was smoke if and ONLY if I have already made dinner. Friday and Saturday night are the sole exceptions.

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by allturtles » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:44 PM UTC

bergenty wrote: post #93

allturtles wrote: post #83

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> The issue is that people adjust their consumption accordingly, just as with alcohol - drinking one liter of beer, everyone knows, is not the same as drinking one liter of vodka. It's easy to tell by looking at it that vodka is not beer. In fact you can often tell how alcoholic a beverage is just by sniffing it. Is the same true for different intensities of cannabis? In any case, hard liquor is certainly far more da…

If you buy it from a store they have THC %s listed on the container. Knowing vodka was more potent is a learned behavior and there’s an entire culture that propagates that knowledge. The same can happen for weed.

When I was a teen, most alcohol/cannabis I consumed was at some social gathering and was procured by someone else. Granted that was a long time ago, but I assume that hasn't changed.

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Post by alexk307 » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:45 PM UTC

hestefisk wrote: post #28

hestefisk wrote: post #16

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Let alone the mental health risk from permanent THC-induced psychosis.

Downvote? Seriously, hn? It’s a fact that hashish intake can cause psychosis.

Enlighten us with the facts if that’s the case!

Re: As weed gets more potent, teens are getting sick

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Post by Mountain_Skies » Thu, Jun 23, 2022, 4:45 PM UTC

UncleMeat wrote: post #109

collegeburner wrote: post #102

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Parents have been complaining for literally decades that videogames make kids lazy or that "tv rots your brain". And I have seen videogame overuse fuck up people's academics and careers. Weed bros get real touchy when anybody suggests something bad about it. Inb4 "alcohol is worse". I'm still for legalization but people need to stop getting so defensive.

All people want is for weed to be legal. These arguments about wasted lives are used to justify keeping it illegal.

Users of weed do more to keep it illegal by their off-putting rhetoric than any Refer Madness propaganda does. I've been in favor of legalization for decades but really dislike discussing it with users because of their often lack of self-awareness and tendency to be just as dishonest as those against it.