High potency cannabis linked to higher rates of psychosis
[b]https://neurosciencenews.com/psychosis-thc-10921/[/b]
36-40, F
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Graylight · 51-55, F
[quote][b]Is there sufficient evidence that cannabis use is a risk factor for psychosis?[/b]
Marco Colizzi, Sagnik Bhattacharyya
Risk Factors for Psychosis, 305-331, 2020
Accumulating evidence suggests an association between cannabis use and psychosis. However, some concerns have been raised about the nature of this association, particularly whether it might be driven by other factors such as use of other substances. Another explanation would bring into play preexisting differences among cannabis users and nonusers in terms of psychosis-related symptomatology that would make cannabis users more prone to develop psychosis. Moreover, it has been argued that people with psychosis may use cannabis …[/quote]
You could counter me with a study and then I counter you with another one. The point is, until cannabis' schedule 1 classification is removed, it can't be sufficiently studied to come to a solid conclusion.
Marco Colizzi, Sagnik Bhattacharyya
Risk Factors for Psychosis, 305-331, 2020
Accumulating evidence suggests an association between cannabis use and psychosis. However, some concerns have been raised about the nature of this association, particularly whether it might be driven by other factors such as use of other substances. Another explanation would bring into play preexisting differences among cannabis users and nonusers in terms of psychosis-related symptomatology that would make cannabis users more prone to develop psychosis. Moreover, it has been argued that people with psychosis may use cannabis …[/quote]
You could counter me with a study and then I counter you with another one. The point is, until cannabis' schedule 1 classification is removed, it can't be sufficiently studied to come to a solid conclusion.
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@Graylight These studies were taken in areas where pot was legalized but at any rate, that has nothing to do with anything at all. If you look at the study it's specifically making an argument that [b]higher doses[/b] of cannabis are linked to psychosis. I mean if you have higher doses of vitamin A, that can kill you also as an example.
The study specifically stated that higher strains rather than lower were more commonly found in all the psychosis cases. Your study more generalizes it and failed to mention that the recent studies are about intakes associated with ultra high doses of cannabis.
The study specifically stated that higher strains rather than lower were more commonly found in all the psychosis cases. Your study more generalizes it and failed to mention that the recent studies are about intakes associated with ultra high doses of cannabis.
Graylight · 51-55, F
@SatanBurger Right. And I can point you to studies linking higher doses to psychosis [i]if the use already has a predisposition to psychosis.[/i]
The point here isn't to pick apart studies. The point I was making is that almost all research is lacking because keeping cannabis as a Shcedule 1 drug precludes any widespread research. If we can study its benefits and weight them against the dangers, we might find out anything. Until then, it's a handful of random studies in a forest of research.
The point here isn't to pick apart studies. The point I was making is that almost all research is lacking because keeping cannabis as a Shcedule 1 drug precludes any widespread research. If we can study its benefits and weight them against the dangers, we might find out anything. Until then, it's a handful of random studies in a forest of research.
spjennifer · 56-60, T
@Graylight This has been going on for decades, agreed, until Cannabis is removed from the "Schedule 1" drugs there won't be any consistent research done. All too often the research done has been biased to show the "detrimental" affects of cannabis use. It has long been postulated amongst conspiracy theorists that Cannabis and hemp were criminalized to favour the Dupont family's production of nylon for ropes and by the Hearst family to protect newsprint, there is no evidence to support those claims though...
SatanBurger · 36-40, F
@Graylight This study wasn't even in America and was already taken where pot has been legalized for quite awhile, so there's that. What's more is that a lot of people who had their first episode of psychosis were using higher potency strains of cannabis. Again, read the study, this is all in there.