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Weed and mental illness

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PSiekierski
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Yes I know another weed thread. Anyways, I saw a documentary about weed with David Suzuki and essentially by all means it's ok but it greatly increases your chance on having skitzophrenia (sorry if bad spelling)Anyone else heard this?
Jan 14 2010 11:47PM
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baethoven
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i heard you turn crazy after the first time you smoke...

Jan 14 2010 11:49PM
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lahnabonny
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yeah i have heard that too
Jan 14 2010 11:51PM
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PSiekierski
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Yea but see thats this thing. By natural selection, groweres over the past 30 years have been using natural selection to get the best weed out there. Weed today is 10 times more potent than it was back then.
Jan 14 2010 11:53PM
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lineskier10
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i also heard that marijuana makes white women more likely to fuck black men
Jan 14 2010 11:57PM
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baethoven
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good, that saves me money.
Jan 14 2010 11:58PM
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MidWestGaper
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no way...i guess thats true for ohmybosh...hes still trippin
Jan 14 2010 11:59PM
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PSiekierski
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For all of you that are joking around, yea i like it too its fun, but that doesnt stop the fact that it greatly increases your chance for mental illness. Its true and not many people accept this.
Jan 14 2010 11:59PM
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SteezyOhio
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it made me go sterile. boooo whooo. epic win.
Jan 15 2010 12:00AM
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lineskier10
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you are either a 15 year old who repeats all the dumb shit you have heard at d.a.r.e. or a complete fucking idiot, i've smoked with so many 45-50 year olds that have told me that is completely wrong that i just want to shoot anyone that says this, shut up now
Jan 15 2010 12:00AM
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lineskier10
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NOT MANY PEOPLE ACCEPT IT BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETE BULLSHIT
Jan 15 2010 12:03AM
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fragglemuffin
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true story.
Jan 15 2010 12:05AM
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popNfresh44
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no its not actually, but if you don't already have any predisposition for becoming schizophrenic, you don't have much to worry about.
Jan 15 2010 12:05AM
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lineskier10
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o rly? cite your sources if you are so sure of this
Jan 15 2010 12:08AM
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OhMyBosh
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crocodile?
Jan 15 2010 12:11AM
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solitaryman
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Lol sorry dude but you just cited your sources as burnt out 50 year olds.  Nic is right and same with the OP marijuana is the number one drug that induces schizophrenia in humans.  What nic said was correct, if you're predisposed to the illness you can activate it by smoking pot. This isn't bullshit, what 50 year old burn outs tell you is bullshit.
Jan 15 2010 12:14AM
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MidWestGaper
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first of all schizophrenia pretty much genetic and theres a 1% chance someone can actually be diagnosed with it
Jan 15 2010 12:14AM
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lineskier10
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if you read my post the reference to 50 year olds was about the potency of marijuana, thanks for proving you are a shithead i dont need to argue with you further
Jan 15 2010 12:18AM
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MiniMeDanny
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haha thats what my paretns have always said. sure there is real potent weed especially if you're buying from dispenseries but otherwise sometimes you get real dank weed and soemtimes you get weed from less potent strains...

however, its just ignorant to say that overall all weed out there today is 10 times stronger than it used to be
Jan 15 2010 12:23AM
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Shredneck
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I used to be schizophrenic but we're ok now.
Jan 15 2010 12:29AM
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andersteeze
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I knew a guy who ended up with psychosis from weed. But im saying that is a pretty rare case...
Jan 15 2010 12:34AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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weed greatly increases the chances of one developing schizophrenia if there is already a possibility of it.
Jan 15 2010 12:36AM
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solitaryman
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LOL i forgot what you quoted and got carried away with the thread title.  I would say im slightly ADD (i am) not a shithead though..lol
Jan 15 2010 12:48AM
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lineskier10
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haha ok i just get pissed off when people make crazy claims about weed, and im sure there are some studies that show a link but if you look at the issue of global warming as an example scientists can make anything look like it has been scientifically proven going either way, many of the studies i have seen on this lump marijuana in with other street drugs when they make this claim and I definitely believe other drugs such as LSD can lead to schizophrenia but i highly doubt weed does
Jan 15 2010 12:51AM
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jason...
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My good friends neighbor had a family with a history of schizophrenia, he ignored all warnings and smoked tons of weed. He ended up killing himself because he couldn't handle the voices inside his head anymore. Shits real man, don't deny facts. Marijuana is the number one drug that can lead to schizophrenia. Do your research before you make such ridiculous claims.
Jan 15 2010 1:03AM
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t_rob
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CAP LOCKS STRENGTHEN MY ARGUMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


justification?
Jan 15 2010 1:04AM
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Jordan
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You're one crafty bitch.

I see what you did there.
Jan 15 2010 1:05AM
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Mr.Panda
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I know a guy that supposedly has ED now because of smoking pot too much. Or he just can't get it up, no idea which. He smokes a shit ton though.


And I know this cause his Ex told me so.
Jan 15 2010 1:06AM
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jbars
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lol
Jan 15 2010 1:08AM
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t_rob
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rate his girlfriend in terms of pounds
Jan 15 2010 1:08AM
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rickroller
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it doesent make you retarded but if you smoke too much and dont go to school people think you are retarded
Jan 15 2010 1:10AM
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Mr.Panda
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110. Soccer player. Not like model skinny but not a whale either. Totally doable sober for most men I would think.
Jan 15 2010 1:11AM
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SHampson
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Although it is a relatively a very harmless drug, it can cause mental illnesses.  It's very rare cases, but a couple weeks ago a friend at our school tweaked out after smoking and was in the hospital for atleast a week, I don't know if he's still there (but he's till out of school). He may have psychological problems for the rest of his life, who knows.  On the other hand he smoked a very large amount, and I've heard a lot about the weed being laced.
Jan 15 2010 1:14AM
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rickroller
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that fucking sux^^
Jan 15 2010 1:18AM
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Joe_
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my good friend just recently fell mentally ill, and he started smoking every day multiple times a couple years ago. mental illness certainly isn't that common, but smoking weed does slightly increase your chances of coming down with some form of it. its one of the only real adverse health effects of weed thats been found.
Jan 15 2010 1:18AM
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B.Aussie
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If you have a pre conceived prevelance to skitzophrenia in your family then the hereditory gene can be unlocked.
Jan 15 2010 1:21AM
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thathyphykid
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this is the most fucking ridicules thread i have ever seen.
first off: the stories that you dumb mother fuckers are saying about your stupid friends from school=bullshit
Numero dos: None of you have 2-3 primary, or secondary sources.
Three:Get your information right, go to erowid.com, or read research essays from colleges to get your information right.
yadda.



Jan 15 2010 1:26AM
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spliff.Life
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only if its laced
Jan 15 2010 1:26AM
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lineskier10
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if he had a family history of schizophrenia then how do you know it was the weed that made him schizophrenic, most people with schizophrenia start to experience the symptoms of schizophrenia about the same time that most people start smoking weed, so how do you know that it is the weed that did it, not just the natural course of schizophrenia, noone knows the truth to this question because you can make any study seem like weed is the cause when it really could just be the natural course of schizophrenia, that is my point here, noone really knows the right answer to this question, it is just like global warming, something that can be supposedly proven both ways that we really do not know the answer to
Jan 15 2010 1:32AM
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GhostfaceKillah
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Suzuki may have a tendency to exaggerate (read 'sacred balance') but he would never spew total BS.

What is the name of this documentary?
Jan 15 2010 1:37AM
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CKpolicy
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hahahaha
Jan 15 2010 1:39AM
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geteducated
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we have a feeling that my brothers bi-polar and manic episodes stem from his weed use.  he used weed as an escape to deal with our moms death, which i don't believe he has fully dealt with.  he had a break down about mom with his girlfriend last week and our mom died in 07...i used to smoke, but i don't mess around with it anymore.
Jan 15 2010 1:53AM
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Joe_
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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3098-cannabis-link-to-mental-illness-strengthened.html

http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6798

even norml acknowledges that cannabis may increase the risk of mental illness. i'm by no means anti-weed, i just like to be aware of the risks involved. the risk of becoming mentally ill from smoking lots of pot is minor, but it still exists
Jan 15 2010 2:16AM
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skiierman
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fuuuck itttt!!!

BRING THE PAIN!!!
Jan 15 2010 3:04AM
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selkirks
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From what I've seen of the data, it's legit. The fact that marijuana may be linked to schizophrenia has been well-documented through the years, as well--and by refutable universities at that.
Jan 15 2010 3:04AM
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jblaski
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Marijuana is also linked to an increase risk of testicular cancer, which is an extremely aggressive form of cancer.

That right there is a good enough reason not to smoke, among others.
Jan 15 2010 3:13AM
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Big_Spence
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if you're scared of contracting a metal illness, don't smoke.
Jan 15 2010 3:22AM
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derbski
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not true, weed will not cause you to contract schizophrenia, however if you already have schizophrenia in your genetics and it is dormant, drugs such as LSD or weed can cause it to take effect. Basically you are fine unless you are already fucked.
Jan 15 2010 4:34AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Wow someone who is actually right.

If you are already a schizo, weed can seriously fuck with you.

I took that malaria medicine that makes even normal people go insane though and I was cool so I think I dodged that bullet.
Jan 15 2010 5:27AM
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freestyler540
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One thing: Reefer's Madness
Jan 15 2010 7:42AM
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14.
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Does your penis grow in width if you smoke weed?

Jan 15 2010 8:49AM
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