Does Cannabis cause Mental Illness?

[Nochowderforyou]

Nah, I don't think so. My dad smoked weed in the 70's, and he is fine to this day, doesn't smoke anymore, bue he quit after 20yrs of smoking it. He's very, very successful aman and very smart...no mental illness of any kind.

Me, on the other hand, I am bi-polar, but I don't believe that is from MJ. My mom has depression, which she got from her mother as well, which I believe MJ is not responsible for my bi-polar, it just runs in the family. I'd take this over heart disease and cancer anyday.

Nochowderforyou Reviewed by Nochowderforyou on 11-25-2005. Does Cannabis cause Mental Illness? Hi all.. i just wounderd what your opinions are on Mental/Psychotic Illness's caused by Cannabis?. Ive read much about schizophrenia but sometimes im tempted not to believe it or the experiment was only examined on a small range of people..... Could we become psychotic? Rating: 5

[Shiiit Kiki]

Weed does not have the power to make you a schizo or something like that, but I think that it can unmask illnesses that you didnt notice before because of its nature as being a pyschoactive or mine-altering drug.

[Seag420]

i love marijuana, but the fact that many people put into mental institutions in the past few years smoked ganja regualy has got to be than coinsidence. its just a potential risk, the mass majority of pot heads will not get a mental illness

[Nullific]

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabi..._health3.shtml

[opiuser]

never heard of a drug induced psychosis?

pot does not induce psychosis, you fuck... it can in certain cases trigger schitzophrenic attacks if you have a history of schitzophrenia... but this is very rare...

ive had a few friends who were schitzophrenic, and nothing bad ever happened to them. the only time they weren't freakin out and shit was when they smoked.

i personally beleive that cannabis can cure mental illness, or atleast help to control it. it works for depression

[lateralus]

Haven't you seen Reefer Madness? God, stay informed! Tell your children!

Marijuana kills.

[lateralus]

i love marijuana, but the fact that many people put into mental institutions in the past few years smoked ganja regualy has got to be than coinsidence. its just a potential risk, the mass majority of pot heads will not get a mental illness

Did it ever occur to you that maybe people with mental illness are more likely to smoke marijuana?

[hubblebubble]

Yes it does, ive been there, it depends on you, if you can handle it then your fine.

[RedRainDrop]

Cannabis, no. Mushrooms MABYE. But such a blissful crazyness.

[digweed]

:thumbsup:

pot does not induce psychosis, you fuck... it can in certain cases trigger schitzophrenic attacks if you have a history of schitzophrenia... but this is very rare...

ive had a few friends who were schitzophrenic, and nothing bad ever happened to them. the only time they weren't freakin out and shit was when they smoked.

i personally beleive that cannabis can cure mental illness, or atleast help to control it. it works for depression