Age of Marijuana Use and Psychosis

[Androidpk]

Right. 70 cases of overdosing plus 2 cases where people were killed = "inflating the risk."

And these are just the cases we know of; how many people overdosed and did crazy shit that never made the news?

Going to the hospital because you feel dizzy doesn't mean you overdosed. And out of the staggering amount of cannabis sold in Colorado last year you're concerned with 2 deaths? One of whom was also on prescription pain meds?

[Androidpk]

It's amazing that this humongous train wreck of a conversation is even going about pot of all things.

You'd think they legalized cocaine or something by reading this thread. Except for the parts that say pot/weed/marijuana of course. And Latrinsorm.

It's funny that the people railing against marijuana are the ones who've never tried it.

[Tgo01]

Going to the hospital because you feel dizzy doesn't mean you overdosed. And out of the staggering amount of cannabis sold in Colorado last year you're concerned with 2 deaths? One of whom was also on prescription pain meds?

Keep on downplaying this shit. So all those 70 people, including 14 kids under the age of 10, went to the hospital because they were feeling dizzy huh? And yes, quite frankly I'm concerned with all preventable deaths, aren't you? :/

And what does him being on prescription pain meds have anything to do with anything? Did his prescription pain meds cause him to go insane and shoot his wife?

Honest question here pk, do you really think you're doing anyone any favors by trying to hide/downplay the dangerous of consuming too much marijuana?

If someone who literally had no knowledge about the dangers of alcohol asked you about alcohol would you consider yourself a good person if you said hey man, alcohol is 100% safe! Feel free to drink that shit until you can't drink no more then drive yourself home!

[Tgo01]

It's funny that the people railing against marijuana are the ones who've never tried it.

Why do people keep harping on this? I would hope the ones legislating about murder have never committed murder yet still have enough information on the subject to be able to properly legislate it.

I also find it funny that the ones trying to downplay the dangers of marijuana are the ones who apparently smoke it like it's going out of style.

[Androidpk]

Why do people keep harping on this? I would hope the ones legislating about murder have never committed murder yet still have enough information on the subject to be able to properly legislate it.

I also find it funny that the ones trying to downplay the dangers of marijuana are the ones who apparently smoke it like it's going out of style.

Who is smoking like its going out of style? Stop being such a latrine.

[Wrathbringer]

Who is smoking like its going out of style?

THIS GUY

[leifastagsweed]

Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

[Latrinsorm]

Because I'm not a Young Earth Creationist I agree with Dr. Jensen. I also have some knowledge of the developmental ages of schizophrenia.

Ah, do tell! I assume you are not going to for reasons that remain unclear, and I further assume that you are referring to the fact that the majority of schizophrenia occurs between the ages of 15 and 25. That is a fact! But "majority" doesn't mean "all"; in fact, I found one source that attests the distribution is bimodal, and in fact increases from age 25 to age 30. It also turns out that marijuana use beyond the age of 25 still causes schizophrenia. Ask this Dr. Jensen (whoever they are) to their face whether they have ever tested that hypothesis. See if their eyes can convince you of the truth.

No one (except Latrin) ever says aspirin is always safe.

I specifically specified the cases where aspirin was dangerous, you specious specie.

What do you suggest though? That the clerk follow the customer home and if they try to eat more than 1/5 the cookie he slaps their hand and says "No no!" and takes their cookie away?

If our friend the federal government had cameras in everyone's houses, we could outfit them with mechanical hands to slap people who eat more than 1/5 of a cookie, marijuana or otherwise.

It's amazing that this humongous train wreck of a conversation is even going about pot of all things.

For the record, my intent in making this thread was to address a specific point Fallen raised that I thought was pretty interesting: age of marijuana use and psychosis. It's not my fault you people went off topic within the first reply.

Close. He's a fascist. Unless he's just hiding his antisemitism...although I would be interested to hear his take on Scientific Racism.

You mentioned once before how our discussions never go anywhere, and here is another way they have! From time to time I make the claim that everyone is religious, because what it means to be religious is not belief in a Christian God but a division of the world into sacred and profane. Sacred: that at which thou shalt not laugh. Sacred: that which thou shalt not question. I make the objectively mild claim that marijuana should remain illegal, and I am accused of being a Nazi, a closet Nazi, and as bad as a Nazi (or worse) in the same thread. These are objectively unreasonable responses. Where, then, do they come from? Those who trespass the sacred are the worst, by definition.

[Latrinsorm]

Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.

Dang I wish I had refreshed the page before replying, because this is another perfect description for my last point. Have I called people Nazis, or told them that they disgust me? Everyone can agree that I have relied incessantly and interminably on dry, boring facts. This is not how fear works. Emotion does not assemble citations. Emotion produces epithets. Why am I not emotional about this? Because it's not sacred to me. It's just math. I respectfully submit that this is a more productive and reliable way of finding the truth.

[leifastagsweed]

Dang I wish I had refreshed the page before replying, because this is another perfect description for my last point. Have I called people Nazis, or told them that they disgust me? Everyone can agree that I have relied incessantly and interminably on dry, boring facts. This is not how fear works. Emotion does not assemble citations. Emotion produces epithets. Why am I not emotional about this? Because it's not sacred to me. It's just math. I respectfully submit that this is a more productive and reliable way of finding the truth.

I didn't quote you in particular for a reason, Latrin, and I believe I already called you out specifically on your divine belief in figures. I do feel that there is a general fear that feeds this discussion, however.