Thank God for the Resin in this Bowl: TME THC Thread

i haven't had any weed for like three weeks :(

http://mentalhealth.about.com/od/chemicaldependency/a/thcyale604.htm

"Such research is in the very early stages, but it does back up clinical evidence that marijuana can cause paranoia and schizophrenic-like symptoms in some people. If schizophrenia runs in your family you should probably avoid marijuana."

Not for me.

It's never relaxed me - it makes me completely paranoid and sets thoughts racing around my head until I want to pass out. I haven't smoked in around 10 years, and that was thai stick, in a beach hut, having just been dumped by a lady. Never again, and that applies to any smoke going into my lungs.


This is very good though.

Tilaton, there have been many studies like that, and what they actually indicate is not that marijuana use causes schizophrenia and psychosis but that people with a pre-disposition to schizophrenia and psychosis tend to use marijuana to self-medicate. Not everyone should use it. Different people's brains have different chemical compositions which react differently to different chemical input. Still, I've read a lot of studies on the supposed long term effects it has and I've never been convinced of it's danger, especially considering the well-documented thousands of years of traditional use.

I'm not saying there is a big risk, but I know one case where use of marijuana seems to have been one of the triggers on a severe case of schizophrenia. A girl I used to go out with a long time ago.

It is extremely hard to prove by scientific study as it is not a common thing and you can always argue that it was a coincidence. I'm not here to argue about the validity of the connection, just saying that the possibility of it has kept me far away from these substances.

If you don't have a potential for schizophrenia I think you'll be just fine. It is a bit like with the swine flu vaccination and that narcolepsy thing.

Edit. One factor on this is the breeding of stronger marijuana plants to get a stronger high. The stuff they smoked in the 60s was a lot less potent than people do these days.

Edit2. I must underline that I have nothing against people smoking and hope I didn't give that idea with my posts. I'm just saying be careful.

For sure the type of bud will have different effects on you. I know way too powerful types of weed will make me feel strange if I smoke it while sober. Mild forms of it are just fine though.

ACoolArseTurtle said:
I was gonna find a youtube vid in my favorites related to weed but I found this instead


I'm still laughing at that one.

Yeah, I figured the talk about huge increases in potency were probably one sided "information". The point is to be careful and probably avoid the most potent ones, just like with booze you don't want to go to the deep end too much.

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brings me back

yknow i saw the title to this thread and it reminded me how gross res hits are

you're welcome.