Medical Marijuana Being Developed Without THC

yeah i don't know much about it either, only that it's possible and has been done. i mean, i smoke gratuitous amounts but still wouldnt really wanna be taking pot pills except for a select few occasions for ease of use/stealthiness.

but it is a good idea. no idea why it hasn't become more popular of an idea for legal remedies, but i mean, when has logic been involved with any of that?

True true. Logic has never been involved. But yeah I'm still in high school and my parents dont approve of my habits... so pills would be awesome. Especially for school, no smell and no bloodshot eyes. I'd be golden.

This guy speaks the truth.

lol

cause it's not euphoria for everyone.

Well then why smoke it if you don't like the so called "euphoria" smoke it just for the taste or what?

oh yeah i feel that.

but, and someone correct if im wrong, i think you get bloodshot eyes even without smoking? im pretty sure ive had bloodshot eyes from brownies before. maybe i just smoked too i dont remember

you are so dumb. you are really dumb for real.

run and tell dat homeboy.

Yes. We were actually just discussing the possibility of making cannibidiol strains versus THC strains in a seminar the other day. The cannibidiol alleviates symtpoms without making you loopy, so you can go about your daily business without the other fx. It's not like they are replacing all other THC weed with this... this is a huge step forward in medication for a lot of people suffering from schizophrenia, cancers, and other long-term disorders. One good (medical) reason to remove the THC: in schizophrenia, cannbidiol is an antipsychotic, but the THC can bring on psychosis. One protects/alleviates, one contributes to the cause. It's really good that they are looking into this.

Fun fact: if you compare marijuana today to marijuana, say, from the 70's the average level of THC has increased by a LOT. Which, through a complicated process, makes the level of cannbidiol lower. So you can't get the best of both worlds; you either get high in THC or high in cannibidiol.

Make sense-ish?

Hahaha, this is the dumbest shit I've read in weeks. What a stupid bitch she is.

now correct me if im wrong here, but im pretty sure THC can only act as a catalyst to set off schizophrenia in someone who already has it possibly brewing. "normal" people dont smoke and then get schizophrenia out of nowhere

Yes, you're correct. It's one of those predisposing things.. but the question is, how many people actually know they are at risk? Just something to think about. If I had a family history of mental illness, I personally wouldn't risk it, not after all of the studies I've reviewed this year. But then again I don't smoke, so I am kind of biased.

cbd and thc both have different purposes medically, dont worry there will still be mmj with thc in it.

Wait, isn't the THC what makes marijuana beneficial? Excuse my ignorance if I am wrong.

It's certainly what makes it beneficial to me haha

yes, you are one smart cookie.

yo "yaafI" doesn't spell anything, people type like that when it spells something, so you should really just stop. thanks

I just wanted to point out what happens when we have a thread full of happy stoners. There is a lot more "correct me if I'm wrong" and less bashing & arguing...

I've done a lot of research on this topic. From the studies I've read, there seems to be a shift away from the idea that weed can cause psychosis in predisposed individuals and a shift towards the idea that people are may be predisposed to schizophrenia or who have schizophrenia are likely to smoke weed. There are definitely studies that show the that weed can bring out schizophrenia in people who are predisposed though.

It's causation vs. correlation. Many people who have schizophrenia are drawn towards weed. Also, there is debate about age correlation. Schizophrenia typically manifests itself in people around 19-30. Many people start smoking weed when they are 15, 16, or 17. Since we do not know whether someone who smokes weed and develops schizophrenia would have developed schizophrenia had they not smoked weed, it is difficult to determine if weed brings out latent schizophrenia. here's an article I found about this subject: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/168519.php

From the article: "The study found it would be necessary to stop 2800 heavy cannabis users in young men and over 5000 heavy cannabis users in young women to prevent a single case of schizophrenia. Among light cannabis users, those numbers rise to over 10,000 young men and nearly 30,000 young women to prevent one case of schizophrenia."

While weed can trigger psychotic episodes, it does not permanently alter your brain chemistry unlike drugs such as benzodiazepines and alcohol. Which has lead some people to believe that it may not cause schizophrenia.


I'm not saying that weed use cannot cause or bring out latent schizophrenia. I am just trying to challenge ideas that are viewed as given. If we do not try to challenge our ideas and figure out the truth then we are not helping anything.

Schizophrenia is such a complicated mental disorder that it is difficult to perform accurate studies, especially surrounding weed.

The most important thing about this subject is to be reasonable. You can't say for sure that weed doesn't cause schizophrenia at all and you can't say for sure that it does.


I'd love to have an actual discussion on this topic or schizophrenia in general. My aunt had schizophrenia and is the reason I am so interested in it.

there is no such thing as "benefits" from weed.

Well in the words of Barack Obama, "He's a jackass."

that shit is retarded.

dissapoint.

Yes, everything you've said is correct - I didn't mean to seem like I was saying that it causes schizophrenia - predisposition is key. And definitely, correlation does not equal causation. It's all about looking at the psychosis prodrome, but as you said it is so hard to draw actual conclusions. It's a really neat area of study though and I am definitely down for a discussion about schizophrenia and related disorders. I've done quite a few seminars on Sz and one of my professors is a leading researcher in the area of cognitive function/dysfunction. =)

another reason people with cancer smoke pot is when you are on kemo you dont want to eat and pot gives you the munchies

Yea, schizophrenia is really interesting. And I also didn't mean to sound accusatory at all. I'm glad we're on the same page. That's cool about your professor. What are you studying?