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There are great risks in smoking cannabis, a new report has revealed A single joint of cannabis raises the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent, a disturbing study warns. http://tinyurl.com/2763yj Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... |
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"Rogue Wave" wrote in message
... There are great risks in smoking cannabis, a new report has revealed A single joint of cannabis raises the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent, a disturbing study warns. http://tinyurl.com/2763yj Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... You said "this explains a lot". People usually say that when they had a theory and they find something that backs up their theory. What theory did you have before this new information appeared? |
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On Jul 27, 10:58 am, Rogue Wave wrote:
There are great risks in smoking cannabis, a new report has revealed A single joint of cannabis raises the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent, a disturbing study warns. http://tinyurl.com/2763yj Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... Oh my God. They have resurected the guys that made the origional Reefermania! Don't beleive everything you read there rogue. Quite possibly, mentally unstable people turn to drugs or alcohol? Now, that would make sense, or add up cause nothing in that article does. Pot does not lead to harder drugs necessarily, but if you are going to do harder drugs you are probably going to start with tobacco, then pot, then harder drugs, it is a matter of availability. Anyway, one joint does not make for a 41% chance of going looney. This article is crap, the study it is based on, crap. I have known thousands of potheads in my life, only two I know went skitzo. One enhanced his pot smoking, with lost of LSD popping, the other a Vietnam Vet who self medicated with not only joints, but thai sticks, and a terrible otc called thorizine. The guy was usually a zombie. Other than that, most of the pot smokers just eventually grew up, quit smoking, and continued on with life. Another note, probably 95% of the pot smokers I have known do not do other drugs, many, not even alcohol. |
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On Jul 27, 7:58?am, Rogue Wave wrote:
There are great risks in smoking cannabis, a new report has revealed A single joint of cannabis raises the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent, a disturbing study warns. http://tinyurl.com/2763yj Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... Does your newsreader allow you to extract a thread once launched? Anybody who reads your link will see that the article itself refutes its own sensational lead line, (the same sensational lead line that you quoted above). From the article: 'Although individual lifetime risk of chronic psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, even in people who use cannabis regularly, is likely to be low - less than three per cent - cannabis use can be expected to have a substantial effect on psychotic disorders at a population level because exposure to this drug is so common.' The risk of chronic psychotic disorder is low, even in people who use cannabis regularly. Boating tie in: Drugs are like boats. We all have our favorites, and darn few of us would prefer to go through life without. But within the vast field of recreational drugs, taken simply because we enjoy the way they make us feel, there are differences of opinion regarding the pros and cons of different varieties. I like trawlers, you like center consoles, etc. :-) I don't know much about your personal life, but you have posted about your own drug use on this forum in the past. Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances available to most people. A recent study concluded that young teens who steal cigarettes from Mom or Dad and sneak a smoke in an alley on the way to Middle School are far more likely to develop an addiction to nicotine and to other drugs as well. Most teenagers who smoke marijuana were smoking tobacco at a younger age, according to the study, so if there's a "gateway" drug it isn't pot- it's nicotine. The personal and social costs of individual tobacco use can be fairly, high- especially during the last decade or so of a lifetime. I'm not addicted to nicotine, (my cigar use is down to less than one per year, and I think it's been well over a year since I last had one). I do enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or sharing a beer with some buddies at a yacht club meeting, etc- so my drug of choice at this point in my life is alcohol. Just as with pot, nicotine, LSD, cocaine, heroin, etc there are known dangers associated with the consumption of alcohol. It is well documented that medical and social costs are extremely high, on a total population basis, as we deal with the grim aftermath of drunks on the road, drunks on the water, failing internal organs, brain damage, and other side effects of this potentially destructive drug. It's probably fair to say that more lives are directly destroyed by alcohol than by any of the other recreational drugs in society- but the percentage of users who become seriously addicted is lower than with some of the other legal and illegal choices available. My point; (yes! I have one!)- Those who use no alcohol, tobacco, etc etc etc have a right to take the soap box and preach about the dangers of other drugs. When any of the rest of us do, we're hypocrites of the highest order. That, and your article refutes itself. |
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On Jul 27, 11:00 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... You said "this explains a lot". People usually say that when they had a theory and they find something that backs up their theory. What theory did you have before this new information appeared? My God man, you are as dumb as a box of rocks! |
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On Jul 27, 11:32 am, Chuck Gould wrote:
That, and your article refutes itself. The more I think about it, I bet Mr. Rogue was being sarcastic posting such silly jibberish. I have seen Mr. Rogue post some pretty silly stuff in the past, and it is technically, the weekend! |
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On Jul 27, 8:40?am, wrote:
On Jul 27, 11:32 am, Chuck Gould wrote: That, and your article refutes itself. The more I think about it, I bet Mr. Rogue was being sarcastic posting such silly jibberish. I have seen Mr. Rogue post some pretty silly stuff in the past, and it is technically, the weekend! You may be right, (oh, the pun!)... :-) |
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On Jul 27, 11:43 am, Chuck Gould wrote:
On Jul 27, 8:40?am, wrote: On Jul 27, 11:32 am, Chuck Gould wrote: That, and your article refutes itself. The more I think about it, I bet Mr. Rogue was being sarcastic posting such silly jibberish. I have seen Mr. Rogue post some pretty silly stuff in the past, and it is technically, the weekend! You may be right, (oh, the pun!)... :- ;) |
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On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 15:00:26 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Rogue Wave" wrote in message .. . There are great risks in smoking cannabis, a new report has revealed A single joint of cannabis raises the risk of schizophrenia by more than 40 per cent, a disturbing study warns. http://tinyurl.com/2763yj Lets all get behind legalization of cannabis - the world needs more schizo's... You said "this explains a lot". People usually say that when they had a theory and they find something that backs up their theory. What theory did you have before this new information appeared? No - I just hadn't seen a post from you in a while and wanted to see if you were still alive. You can't resist these kinds of things. :) |
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