Marijuana and mental illness

[Swizzy89304]

I love it when these government and media types say that 'smoking marijuana causes schizophrenia, suicidal tendancies, etc etc' BUT have they ever thought of this - the most common form of cannabis on out streets today is still (sadly) the humble block of hashish called 'soap'. As I'm sure everyone is aware, this is adulterated with toxins and chemicals that 99.9% of people would'nt even dream of consuming! This is frequently consumed by teens, thinking that its 'cool' and smoking herb makes them 'hard'. These type of people are collectively known as the - yep, you guessed it - chav. Call them what you will, but they're just vermin that need to be shot ASAP.

Anyway, my question is thus: is it the bud/THC which can make people schizophrenic later in life, or is it the chemicals like bootpolish and turpentine thats causing the problem?
My thoughts are with the latter. And, if this is the case, then legalising is the only way forward - not only would that prove to everyone once and for all that it really is a harmless drug (if taken responsibly) - but it would get rid of this disgusting soap bar hash, the scummy dealers, and free up police time so they can also prove to us that they can do good in the community.

Swizzy89304 Reviewed by Swizzy89304 on 12-01-2005. Marijuana and mental illness I love it when these government and media types say that 'smoking marijuana causes schizophrenia, suicidal tendancies, etc etc' BUT have they ever thought of this - the most common form of cannabis on out streets today is still (sadly) the humble block of hashish called 'soap'. As I'm sure everyone is aware, this is adulterated with toxins and chemicals that 99.9% of people would'nt even dream of consuming! This is frequently consumed by teens, thinking that its 'cool' and smoking herb makes Rating: 5

[Ganj]

marijuana does cause 'mental illness', so if your fine with that then keep on smoking. i know i'm fine with it, hell, mental illnesses' seem to be the trend, nowadays. spoken truly from a man with a mental illness. and, instead of just writing it off as a handicap, try to make into another style of thinking, which in it's entirety is already so. be creative, and responsive. don't just let it consume you, grow with it or grow out of it.

[tokosan]

marijuana does cause 'mental illness'

YES. i smoke weeds and i have been officially declared "idiot" by the state.

[yAwn]

marijuana does cause 'mental illness', so if your fine with that then keep on smoking. i know i'm fine with it, hell, mental illnesses' seem to be the trend, nowadays. spoken truly from a man with a mental illness. and, instead of just writing it off as a handicap, try to make into another style of thinking, which in it's entirety is already so. be creative, and responsive. don't just let it consume you, grow with it or grow out of it.

Ganj, you're awesome. Seriously. You fucking rule.

[vipper of vip]

Highly probable that getting blasted on high grade skunk every day screws you up a bit, but, you know, so does putting in 12 stressful hours a day in an office block for little reward, but the man wants us to do that.

I have several colleagues who have been off sick with stress. I know a few tokers at work and they are all sound in the head.

[Anonymous]

marijuana does cause 'mental illness', so if your fine with that then keep on smoking. i know i'm fine with it, hell, mental illnesses' seem to be the trend, nowadays. spoken truly from a man with a mental illness. and, instead of just writing it off as a handicap, try to make into another style of thinking, which in it's entirety is already so. be creative, and responsive. don't just let it consume you, grow with it or grow out of it.

jesus is apon us

[yAwn]

Highly probable that getting blasted on high grade skunk every day screws you up a bit, but, you know, so does putting in 12 stressful hours a day in an office block for little reward, but the man wants us to do that.

That's exactly the way I think dude. People say to me "but smoking isn't exactly healthy" and i'm thinking well shit, staring at a computer screen all day isn't good for your eyes, sitting on an office chair isn't good for your I don't know, your legs, and taking orders from a 45 year old dipshit who still lives with his mum isn't good for your fucking soul but guess what, we do it because it gets us what we're supposed to get, and we're supposed to get that because, well, we're just supposed to, so shut the fuck up and do what you're told. Well, man, maybe we're not supposed to get high but we sure as hell want to, and after spending all day getting what we're supposed to get and doing what we're supposed to do I think we should maybe, just maybe be allowed to do whatever the fuck we want. =)

Damn, I feel like I should be listening to Rage Against The Machine...

[beachguy in thongs]

Pick your poison. Die from Stress or die from Weed. Wait. That can't happen.

Research needs to be done on all aspects of Marijuana, including experiments with teenagers (it will not hurt them). The research should get as extensive as the birth of a "marijuana" baby, from two experimental subjects who are pure (with the exception of THC in the blood). They should find out if it not only helps blood disorders, but can cure them, in the long run.

Marijuana eases symptoms of just about every known biological illness. In the long run, the ease can be a cure. Quote that, turn it inside out and tell me you're mental illness has gone away.

[buddymyfriend]

I do believe it can cause schizophrenia, suicidal tendancies, etc etc' in some people. I've seen it happen! Some people have underlying physcological problems and when they consume marijuana these problems tend to surface. Some people just shouldn't smoke, as with alcohol! Some people just shouldn't drink!

Just my :twocents:

Peace

Buddy

[beachguy in thongs]

I knew a guy who had older brothers, this guy was tall, and he had a father who always had his sons in basketball (and baseball). All the brothers were tall. His name was Jeff. He did not smoke weed. He had a promising life as a basketball player, he was one of our city's best.

No weed, he shot himself in the head, in his room, when he was a junior in high school.

The whole family would be so different had marijuana been a factor in the American Family Way of Life. The stress would not have caused him to shoot himself in the head. I remember being at his house and seeing his father, whom I've known since I was little, Jeff was my age. Then a year after, his father had set-up a city-wide memorial basketball tournament and, after the games one Saturday, a bunch of us went back to his house. He had a keg in the garage for everyone.

At this point, I realized that marijuana was the last thing that Mr. Johnson would have wanted his son, Jeff, to do. Maybe, he should have advised it.