Have you ever smoked pot Danny? I have and personally know hundreds of others that have. Not a schitzo (-10 sp) in the bunch.
Wait.....did you just hear that?
I understand but see your perspective is different. You've known hundreds that have and aren't aware of them having bipolar issues, though some of them might have and you just don't know it.
But the narcotic bureaucrat is looking at it different. He's looking at crimes and seeing pot as a common thread. His perspective is starting with the end result.
All of the following numbers are completely made up.
What if pot only makes 1 in 500 have bi-polar issues and only after a year or so of moderate to heavy usage? and what if only 1 in 1000 of those go on to develop the disease enough to actually kill someone. Would a drug that produced 1 additional killer out of every 500,000 users be considered safe?
My brother smoked it and had severe mood swings.
Couple of years ago, I went out with this beautiful girl 18 years younger than me. Somehow pot came up in the conversation and I mentioned that studies had linked it to bipolar disease. I thought it kind of weird that she had a deer in the headlights look.
We had this great date, lots of kissing. 30 minutes after the date ends she sends me a message wanting to go exclusive. I really liked her, but it's only been one date right, so I said soon but not yet. 20 minutes later I get these horrible accusatory messages.
Next day we talk on the phone for 30 minutes, great pleasant conversation. 30 minutes later I'm getting these horrible text messages.
This goes on every day for a week. Half way through the week, I'm thinking, "This girl might be bipolar". At the end of the week, I was certain of it, and then she sends me a message that says, "You deserve to know I'm bipolar.
Of course, I never asked her how much pot she had before she developed symptoms. But I remember that deer in the headlights look.