[copperfieldconradd (OP)]

Herb and marijuana anxiety

They said that medical cannabis is very effective when it comes to anxiety. At first I was doubtful so I started doing my own research and read articles about marijuana. I found out that each marijuana strain has different uses for different diseases. Like this strain: SPAM. This one is very effective when it comes to stress and mild anxiety. Let me hear your two cents with this.thanks

[syhprum]

Marijuana is a class B drug and illegal in the UK you can get jail using or dealing in it

[alancalverd]

Like, man, this post looks a bit like spam, but who really cares? Let's be mellow - it's nearly time for elevenses.

[diverjohn]

Marijuana is now legal in Canada thanks to PM Justin Trudeau. for years people have been smoking it for the relief of chronic pain and to get over alcohol addiction. People who smoke it daily seem to suffer attention loss. I worry that we will soon have a segment of society who cannot comprehend what is being taught in school and end up living in a hazy perception of the world.

[chris]

I worry that we will soon have a segment of society who cannot comprehend what is being taught in school and end up living in a hazy perception of the world.

I think we're already there...

[alancalverd]

….because, given the pressures of huge class sizes, daily variations in the national curriculum, pupils' yuman rites, and absurd targets, the teachers are either high on coke or stoned into happy apathy.

Not that it matters. 52% will go to uni, and more than half of them will get First or Upper Second degrees, because The System Cannot Fail.

[jeffreyH]

I think everyone just, on purpose, ignores the significant psychological damage that the drug can cause. Happy Mondays!

[InTheEnd]

Of course there is a limit to what it can do and the effects on everyone are different. Different strains affect you in different ways. Your tolerance levels and amount you use will also affect the results you’re looking for. Consuming too much or some that is too potent can trigger anxiety as opposed to help ease it. And vice versa. It is generally speaking harmless though and has considerably less side effects than comparable prescription medications. It’s also all natural. 

[exothermic]

I think everyone just, on purpose, ignores the significant psychological damage that the drug can cause. Happy Mondays!

Having been a user for the past 28 years or so, I would enjoy seeing your list of "significant psychological damage" that Cannabis use elicits, along with a collective body of peer-reviewed clinical evidence to support such an uneducated notion.

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[exothermic]

People who smoke it daily seem to suffer attention loss.

Such an effect is very much dose-dependent. In responsible users who precisely regulate doses, it actually elicits cognitive effects which are quite the opposite.

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[chris]

We owe a debt of thanks to the spammer who started this thread! I, for one, am grateful because the comments made me laugh and think in equal measure. Especially @alancalverd 's dry wit...

[jeffreyH]

I think everyone just, on purpose, ignores the significant psychological damage that the drug can cause. Happy Mondays!

Having been a user for the past 28 years or so, I would enjoy seeing your list of "significant psychological damage" that Cannabis use elicits, along with a collective body of peer-reviewed clinical evidence to support such an uneducated notion.

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Well if you want to make your brain malfunction try that is entirely up to you. I have seen what drugs of various kinds end up doing to people. They are never the same once they have succumbed. It tends to extract the joy out of them.

[exothermic]

Well if you want to make your brain malfunction

Malfunction? In what ways precisely? And since I was referring to precise dosing in adults - What doses were used and at what age? More importantly, let's see the --> "collective body of peer-reviewed clinical evidence" <--

[exothermic]

I have seen what drugs of various kinds end up doing to people.

Various kinds of drugs? My comments are specific to the precise dosing of Cannabis in responsible adults and have nothing to do with other drugs or drug abuse. Let's stick to the topic shall we?

[exothermic]

They are never the same once they have succumbed. It tends to extract the joy out of them.

Do you have some examples of how people permanently change once they've "succumbed" to responsible Cannabis use? Sounds frightening.... Got any pics?

[exothermic]

It tends to extract the joy out of them.

Funny because after 28+ years of use, I've yet to see an example of Cannabis in responsible users ever detracting from the amount of joy a person displays. In fact, the truth is in stark contrast to such a fallacy.

[exothermic]

They said that medical cannabis is very effective when it comes to anxiety.

Cannabis use is most often times effective in ameliorating and/or eliminating anxiety however, there is a flipside to take note of in a small subset of susceptible individuals who may present with acute THC-induced psychosis or transient anxiogenic episodes. But in general, it does acquire a significant degree of anxiolytic efficacy.

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[exothermic]

Marijuana is a class B drug and illegal in the UK you can get jail using or dealing in it

Do you have anything clinically-relevant to add?

[jeffreyH]

People who smoke it daily seem to suffer attention loss.

Such an effect is very much dose-dependent. In responsible users who precisely regulate doses, it actually elicits cognitive effects which are quite the opposite.

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So you believe that smoking is beneficial? So smoking for 28 years will have no detrimental effect. Well let's all rush into burning buildings and inhale those benefits. OK so that is me being extreme but smoke inhalation does damage. That is not up for debate. Unless you are delusional. I don't believe you are delusional though I am open to the prospect of you proving me wrong.

[jeffreyH]

For anyone remotely interested in research here is a page from the NHS. No one should take anything other than peer reviewed research as gospel but this is worth the read.
https://www.nhs.uk/news/heart-and-lungs/cannabis-lung-health-risks-underestimated/