'Cannabis' acts as antidepressant

BBC ^

[Know your rights]

"If an addict is someone who has used a drug in the previous month (a commonly used, if overly broad, definition), then only 5 percent of Americans who have sampled meth would be called addicts, according to the federal government's National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

"That figure is slightly higher than the addiction rate for people who have sampled heroin (3 percent), but it's lower than for crack (8 percent), painkillers (10 percent), marijuana (15 percent) or cigarettes (37 percent)..."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459573/posts

[robertpaulsen]

"[legalizing cannabis] cheapens life for the rest of us."

Hey, screw you. Stop misquoting me.

Our legalizing and condoning drug use such that users are free to "run (themselves) into the ground" cheapens life for the rest of us.

[Know your rights]

Stop misquoting me.

Neither mc6809e nor drlevy88 referred even implicitly to any drug other than the subject of the thread, cannabis.

Our legalizing and condoning drug use such that users are free to "run (themselves) into the ground" cheapens life for the rest of us.

What about our legalizing and condoning poor diet and lack of exercise such that practitioners are free to "run (themselves) into the ground" ... does that also cheapen life for the rest of us?

[robertpaulsen]

Since you posted that garbage, I assume you believe it to be true. Then why does this chart indicate .3%, not 5%, used meth in the last month? You're only off by a factor of 17!

And who in the world ever said that monthly use defines an addict? Do you believe that also?

Table 1. Percentage of lifetime methamphetamine use among U.S. population by age group, 2002
Age Group	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
12–17	1.5%	0.9%	0.3%
18–25	5.7	1.7	0.5
26 and older	5.7	0.4	0.2
Total population	5.3	0.7	0.3
Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

[Mojave]

Neither mc6809e nor drlevy88 referred even implicitly to any drug other than the subject of the thread, cannabis.

So the post "Let's see how many conservatives are believers in freedom" was contending that "freedom" means pot usage but not meth?

Uh huh.

[robertpaulsen]

"Neither mc6809e nor drlevy88 referred even implicitly to any drug other than the subject of the thread, cannabis."

Not the way I read their posts. Hard to believe "freedom" only encompasses pot. You believe that?

"What about our legalizing and condoning poor diet and lack of exercise such that practitioners are free to "run (themselves) into the ground" ... does that also cheapen life for the rest of us?

Is this suddenly a Poor Diet and Exercise thread? You want it to be? Then start your own and get off this one.

Troll.

[robertpaulsen]

Well, let's find out.

drlevy88, is your desired freeedom limited to using pot or do you desire the freedom to do all drugs?

[Know your rights]

Is this suddenly a Poor Diet and Exercise thread?

So you can turn it from a cannabis thread into an all-drug thread, but I can't turn it into an all-self-running-into-the-ground-behaviors thread? Your delusions of mod-hood are amusing.

[Know your rights]

Then why does this chart indicate .3%, not 5%, used meth in the last month?

The 5% is of those who have tried meth. Learn to read.

And who in the world ever said that monthly use defines an addict?

Beats me; even the guy who cited it agreed it was overly broad. I left that part in only to keep the context without having to paraphrase.

[robertpaulsen]

"but I can't turn it into an all-self-running-into-the-ground-behaviors thread?"

Let's ask the moderators, shall we?

[Jerez2]

The difference between benefit (decreased depression) and damage (increased anxiety and mental problesm) is dosage and usage patterns - just as with any drug.

Many people who use cannabis do so responsibly and are normal members of society. And many of them are self-medicating for depression - whether or not they realize it.

On the other hand, the real stoners are a problem. But isn't this true of other drugs, including alcohol and prozac (not to mention oxycontin, Rush's drug of choice)?

Most pharmacists would agree: the difference between poison and medicine is often simply DOSAGE.

[Know your rights]

Feel free.

[Mojave]

Is this suddenly a Poor Diet and Exercise thread?

Perhaps he could start a new thread arguing that the Federal Meat Inspection Act is an unconstitutional infringement of the right to serve e. coli infected meat.

[NRA2BFree]

[robertpaulsen]

The 5% is of those who have tried meth. Learn to read."

Learn to read? Take your own stupid advice. Where does he say "tried"?

"If an addict is someone who has used a drug in the previous month (a commonly used, if overly broad, definition), then only 5 percent of Americans who have sampled meth would be called addicts."

Your cite is grossly in error and not to be trusted in the slightest. Consequently, you're not to be trusted.

[robertpaulsen]

I did.

[robertpaulsen]

"Perhaps he could start a new thread arguing that the Federal Meat Inspection Act is an unconstitutional infringement of the right to serve e. coli infected meat."

Yeah, look for that at your favorite libertarian restaurant.

"Buyer beware! This meat may be infected, and we're proud of that!"

[WildTurkey]

Since you posted that garbage, I assume you believe it to be true.

False logic. One does not have to believe everything they post. However, anything they post is open to discussion. For example. If one says that the sky is blue and cite a source that says the sky is blue and frogs fly, it does not necessarily mean the poster believes that frogs fly, but does open his source up for questions as to the voracity of his source and anything posted on his source.

[NRA2BFree]