was a big pot smoker. Any mind altering drug can result in violence if the disconnection from reality leads them that way.
Cannabis users today are also consuming a drug that is far more potent than ever before, as measured by the amount of THC—delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical in cannabis responsible for its psychoactive effects—it contains. In the 1970s, the last time this many Americans used cannabis, most marijuana contained less than two percent THC. Today, marijuana routinely contains 20 to 25 percent THC, thanks to sophisticated farming and cloning techniques—as well as to a demand by users for cannabis that produces a stronger high more quickly. In states where cannabis is legal, many users prefer extracts that are nearly pure THC. Think of the difference between near-beer and a martini, or even grain alcohol, to understand the difference.
[snip]"Whether to use cannabis, or any drug, is a personal decision. Whether cannabis should be legal is a political issue. But its precise legal status is far less important than making sure that anyone who uses it is aware of its risks. Most cigarette smokers don’t die of lung cancer. But we have made it widely known that cigarettes cause cancer, full stop. Most people who drink and drive don’t have fatal accidents. But we have highlighted the cases of those who do.
We need equally unambiguous and well-funded advertising campaigns on the risks of cannabis. Instead, we are now in the worst of all worlds. Marijuana is legal in some states, illegal in others, dangerously potent, and sold without warnings everywhere.
But before we can do anything, we—especially cannabis advocates and those in the elite media who have for too long credulously accepted their claims—need to come to terms with the truth about the science on marijuana. That adjustment may be painful. But the alternative is far worse, as the patients at Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Institute—and their victims—know.
Total BS!!!!
Fine, whatever. Slap warning labels on it if necessary, but stop criminalizing it for adults.
Complete and utter nonsense. Period.
Sad news for prohibitionists =>
“William Barr would ‘not go after’ marijuana companies in states where drug is legal”
I didn’t think it was marijuana. I always thought it was people dipping it in PCP.
But, conservatives?
Constant use of THC numbs ambition, motivation, determination, and creates a lackadaisical outlook on life.
It IS also a gateway drug in many cases.
I am a witness to the above. I am a Boomer from the Hippie generation (wasn't a Hippie) and watched my pot obsessed friends deteriorate into mindless zombies. They lost jobs, families, their self-worth, and spent time in jail. All so they could just lay back and groove.
Yes, I did it for awhile, but stopped when I noticed the "clueless chill mindset" taking over my thinking. THC is an insidious drug that affects daily normal behavior, unlike alcohol when you wake up the next day. Yes, alcohol is as addictive and can be a bad drug if not in moderation, However, you burn it off overnight and unless an alcoholic it has little effect on you life.
The above said, I've never had a problem with medicinal THC for terminal patients or those in chemo-therapy/radiation to increase appetite or other relaxation benefits. Our Nation will rue the day when we started accepting legal THC. Mark my words.
“For example, a January 2018 paper in the American Journal of Psychiatry showed that people who used cannabis in 2001 were almost three times as likely to use opiates three years later, even after adjusting for other potential risks.”
That’s funny right there, I don’t care who you are.
Which came first?
This article is FULL of allusions and incomplete statements. The Drug Warriors need a new story.
To debunk the opening allusion: How many pot smokers vs how many with schizophrenia? Does smoking pot cause schizophrenia?
The author asks the question, and never answers it. Leaving it as bomb in the mind of the reader.
Check out all the chemicals that the growers use and the studies on chemicals in the smoke. Made me stop back in the 70’s,
This article is prima facie proof that crazy people and drug warriors should not smoke pot.
It’s also direct proof that you can convince either of just about anything through mere allusions and oblique reference as if it were cause and effect.
Cue the potheads...3...2...1
Yes, let's do think about those ... does the potential of liquor to get one seriously intoxicated, or even dead, justify banning it - much less justify banning all potencies of alcohol?
And do people who drink near-beer drink the same volume of liquor - or do they use a lesser amount of the more concentrated substance?
Having witnessed violent “skunks” on the street a number of times, I know that smoking marijuana can cause psychosis/schizophrenia and leads to extremely violent behavior. Anyone in the medical profession who has not bought into the political correctness on dope as being “healthy” will tell you the same thing.
I remember one skunk one night as I was walking to my car weaving back and forth across the street through traffic, ranting and raving, attacking signs and magazine stands. You could smell him from 100 feet away.
We have violent drug addicts all over the place here.
Only long term pot smokers will know that this is complete and utter bullshot.
Just look at Obama and Trudeau heavy Cannabis users
Look, we can’t stop it without jailing smokers who are our friends and families.
Get on the right side of history, legalization everywhere is coming......manage your high.
Just want to point out that Alex Berenson is also the author of the John Wells novels. IMO the Wells character is no Jack Reacher or Mitch Rapp but he’s ok.
So I have to give Berenson’s opinion more credibility than “total BS” and “complete and utter nonsense.”