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Title: MARIJUANA: WHY DANGEROUSLY POTENT POT IS MAKING PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MINDS AND MEMORIES
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Newsweek
URL Source: http://www.newsweek.com/marijuana-d ... ple-lose-minds-memories-688807
Published: Oct 19, 2017
Author: JESSICA FIRGER
Post Date: 2017-11-04 03:56:55 by Gatlin
Keywords: None
Views: 2736
Comments: 11
High-potency pot is causing psychiatric issues, including addiction and memory problems. New strains of the recreational drug have higher levels of the active chemical and not enough of another compound that keeps the drug safe. And as a new study this week documents, the riskiest pot is coming from the black market— which could be an argument for expanding legalization. The new report, published this week by Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.K., tested 50 samples of cannabis in the city of Manchester. The study was conducted by Volteface, a London-based policy think tank seeking reform for marijuana laws to improve safety of the drug by making it legal, and thus limiting demand on the local black market. All of the samples had high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of the drug that produces the “high,” and inconsequential amounts of cannabidiols (CBDs), the protective compound of the drug that prevents marijuana from becoming unsafe. Pot that is high in THC carries a greater risk of psychiatric problems, including psychosis, addiction and memory impairment. One study, for example, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry evaluated cannabis use in 280 people and compared them to a control group of 174 non-cannabis users. The study found that people who experienced their first psychotic episode were more likely to have used a higher THC potency form of the drug. Amir Englund, an expert in cannabinoid psychopharmacology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London, tells Newsweek that the low levels of CBDs exacerbate the issues caused by high levels of THC. Additionally, frequent users often become tolerant to cannabis and slowly need a stronger product to get as high as they used to, he says. “Because both THC and CBD are made from the same material in the plant, more of one means less of the other,” he says. Some recent research, he says, has shown that people using strains of marijuana that are also high in CBD—not just THC—are less likely to have mental health problems than those who opt for strains that have low CBD but high THC content. Some experiments he's conducted show that CBD can counter the negative effects of high doses of THC in healthy volunteers. Growers, he says, are cross-breeding plants to favor THC production over CBD. But the decision isn’t influenced only by the market’s demand. In many instances, it's determined by the grower’s bottom line. “Some of the reasons why these varieties are more popular include the fact that they are more cost-effective to produce (more total drug-yield per plant) and more popular among frequent users,” says Englund. A number of other factors also affect the potency of pot. According to Leafly, there will always be some variation when multiple growers cultivate the same strain because environment, growing technique and genetics all impact the composition of the plants. A report published in 2015 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found the problem isn't only with illegal sales. Labeling on regulated cannabis is often misleading, and the strain purchased could have higher or lower levels of potency than the label leads a consumer to believe. “High THC, low CBD cannabis dominates the UK’s illicit market as it has a rapid growth period up to maturity and can be grown indoors,” the researchers write. “This enables those selling cannabis to make the greatest profit and presents the lowest risk. While popularity of this product is undoubtedly high, this may well be due to the fact that no other product is easily available and consumers have neither the access to nor the experience of any alternative.” In other words, pot purchasers should look beyond the name—as nice as Black Beauty and Northern Lights may sound—and find out more about what they're smoking. Poster Comment: High-potency pot is causing psychiatric issues, including addiction and memory problems.
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#1. To: Gatlin (#0)
I am fairely sure that when Americans choose to partake this maejiick, phantastic stuff, they simply want to escape from the horrors that the US government has created. It can't be voted away ... it can't be changed ... Americans want to escape from it.
Then what is your problem, it's not like you are an American.
Duuuudes! Where's the Republic?
I don't have a problem, I fixed it.
You've already smoked too much pot, Buckaroo! Now you can go on welfare since you've destroyed your brain.
Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.
You can….but no thanks, not me.
You are too enslaved by your free government checks to even attempt to "escape" from it. You are imbued with government welfare. Frankly, you are a complete turn-off of what America was all about.
Look no further than this forum.
Marijuana isn't even in the top 10. What Drugs Cause the Most Insane Behavior? Then of course, there's this: Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Linked To Over 500 Suicides Of course we all know that the overwhelming majority of mass shooters have been on Big Pharma meds as well. Every mass shooting over last 20 years has one thing in common Nearly every mass shooting incident in the last twenty years, and multiple other instances of suicide and isolated shootings all share one thing in common, and it's not the weapons used.
popularity of this product is undoubtedly high, this may well be due to the fact that no other product is easily available and consumers have neither the access to nor the experience of any alternative.” Having trouble remembering how many drinks you've had?
#2. To: buckeroo (#1)
#3. To: buckeroo (#1)
Americans want to escape from it.
#4. To: A K A Stone (#2)
Then what is your problem ...
#5. To: buckeroo (#1)
#6. To: buckeroo (#1)
Americans want to escape from it.
Escape from it this way:
#7. To: Gatlin (#6)
#8. To: Gatlin (#0)
MARIJUANA: WHY DANGEROUSLY POTENT POT IS MAKING PEOPLE LOSE THEIR MINDS AND MEMORIES
#9. To: Gatlin (#0)
High-potency pot is causing psychiatric issues, including addiction and memory problems.
The overwhelming evidence points to the signal largest common factor in all of these incidents is the fact that all of the perpetrators were either actively taking powerful psychotropic drugs or had been at some point in the immediate past before they committed their crimes.
Multiple credible scientific studies going back more than a decade, as well as internal documents from certain pharmaceutical companies that suppressed the information show that SSRI drugs ( Selective Serotonin Re-Uptake Inhibitors ) have well known, but unreported side effects, including but not limited to suicide and other violent behavior. One need only Google relevant key words or phrases to see for themselves. www.ssristories.com is one popular site that has documented over 4500 " Mainstream Media " reported cases from around the World of aberrant or violent behavior by those taking these powerful drugs. “Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.
#10. To: misterwhite (#8)
Look no further than this forum.
#11. To: Gatlin (#0)
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