Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Folks, the thing about this study is that it was real. Sorry to burst your bubble, Invision, but science is science. It wasn't an indictment of THC or cannabis for everyone, but in some people, the evidence is clearly there that it can trigger psychotic episodes, paranoid delusions and hallucinations. They were talking about this at med school today. It was a solid study, and it was one of the more in-depth examinations of post-THC-consumption brain physiology there has been.

So you can't conclude this is a lie or a damaging affront to cannabis use. Most experts have known the psychotic response happens to a small group of people after exposure to THC anyway. Many more people can use it with no problems. It's time to grow up and realize that there's bad along with good, at least in a small, vulnerable group. That doesn't mean it's not beneficial for others. It still is. It simply means that for some people it's going to trigger those symptoms and shouldn't be used. We need to be grateful that they are even conducting such studies. There's far too little study being conducted. If we're ever going to do justice to cannabis, we have to accept that there'll be risks along with the benefits and tell the truth about both.
You basically took the words out of my mouth. We live in a 50/50 world and nothing thats good comes with out the bad, it sucks but thats life. Pot really isn't for everyone. I have a good friend who gets really paranoid when she smokes and I always tell her to stop but she doesn't, I think she thinks it makes her look cool or something, man I hate highschool.