02-02-2010, 06:58 AM
Sorry but all of those "facts" that Flame posted are bullshit from people with no history in medicine. They even *say* so. The fact that they claim it can cause hallucinations makes this ring as kneejerk bullshit anyway. You might has well have posted a link to Reefer Madness ffs.
David Nutt was the chief drugs advisor in this country and I'm inclined to say he's rather more knowledgable; he says that weed isn't dangerous, and was willing to stand in the face of agenda-driven government pseudo-science to say so. And lost his job. If it was just a case of him liking weed would he really put his job and reputation on the line for it? No.
Basically our government funded his research and when the facts didn't match their "WEED WILL TURN YOU INTO A LOSER MANIAC AND ALSO MAKE YOU TAKE HEROIN" batshittery, they fired him. There's not much point in running studies if you've decided the results before it's even started, but what do I know, I'm not in parliament.
Weed can fuck you up if you're already schizophrenic, and I think it might react with some antipsychotics, and... that's pretty much it as far as "psychological damage" goes. The stuff about how it makes you lazy is bullshit as well. If you develop a psychological (not physiological, I have to add) dependence, then anything can affect your work ethic. Booze can. Cigarettes can. Masturbating can.
David Nutt was the chief drugs advisor in this country and I'm inclined to say he's rather more knowledgable; he says that weed isn't dangerous, and was willing to stand in the face of agenda-driven government pseudo-science to say so. And lost his job. If it was just a case of him liking weed would he really put his job and reputation on the line for it? No.
Basically our government funded his research and when the facts didn't match their "WEED WILL TURN YOU INTO A LOSER MANIAC AND ALSO MAKE YOU TAKE HEROIN" batshittery, they fired him. There's not much point in running studies if you've decided the results before it's even started, but what do I know, I'm not in parliament.
Weed can fuck you up if you're already schizophrenic, and I think it might react with some antipsychotics, and... that's pretty much it as far as "psychological damage" goes. The stuff about how it makes you lazy is bullshit as well. If you develop a psychological (not physiological, I have to add) dependence, then anything can affect your work ethic. Booze can. Cigarettes can. Masturbating can.