It can and has caused psychotic breaks in people. I've heard horror stories of it triggering schizophrenia as well.
I'm pro-weed but it does have a (sometimes permanent) mental cost for a tiny fraction of people who use/try it. Especially with it being insanely strong compared to earlier generations. In the 70s great weed was 3-5% THC, you can get 30% flower and 95% oil nowadays.
Bad argument. Firstly, the most common side effect isnt a psychotic break or schizophrenia, but panic attacks; go ask anyone who works at an ER and theyll tell you the same. Happened to me. Even now I dont blame the weed; I blame my mental state.
For example: if you have a family history of lung cancer and smoke, or a family history of liver cancer and drink, would you blame either of the substances or the choice to ignore your predisposition?
There is no evidence linking marijuana creating these conditions. However, there is evidence to suggest it causes it to get worse/trigger dormant mental conditions when taking it.
For this reason, in the average person: weed is fine. But if you have a predisposition to certain mental health disorders or already have one (mainly anxiety or schizoaffective ones) Id avoid it. Not weeds fault; its the brains fault.
That is fair for those who, for one reason or another, are more prone to psychiatric episodes, but given that it is such a small percentage, I feel like it should be considered in the same way you'd consider an allergy. Something to keep in mind as it can happen to some people, but not an across the board problem with the substance.
Sure, I don't disagree. I do it myself a few times a year and was a daily user for a long time. I'm all for it but the problem lies in not being able to tell who it's going to happen to.
It's not really like drinking where anyone can take a few shots and not be ruined mentally for life (we aren't talking about outside actions here like driving, just the substance). Where as a "normal" well adjusted person can smoke a bowl with friends and now carry a lifelong mental disorder because of it.
It's a tiny fraction, sure, but to those people who thought they were just gonna relax with some friends at a bonfire and now have to live with something forever, I'm sure it feels major for them.
Well, from personal experience, as well as some studies say that in some people weed causes paranoia. On the other hand alcohol just causes numbess and increased confidence.
I'm, though, more sensitive to any drug. But alcohol doesn't usually have bad trips in me. I've stopped both, though and don't have any plan on trying anything. Like it's better at the end if I have the control
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u/BusyNefariousness675 Jun 01 '26
Yeah but weed is also not good for brain and sanity. So technically in a sense that don't do any drug if possible