What's Wrong with Marijuana? | 5-Minute Videos
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2023
- Millions of Americans believe marijuana relieves pain, reduces anxiety, improves your mood, and has no side effects. Are they right? Dr. Drew Pinsky, physician, addiction medicine specialist, and media personality, answers this question.
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Here’s a medical miracle for you: a drug that relieves pain, reduces anxiety, improves your mood, and has no side effects.
Too good to be true? Well, millions of Americans believe that drug is marijuana.
Are they right?
I’m a physician, board-certified internist, and addiction medicine specialist. I’ve treated thousands of people whose addictions to opiates, alcohol, and other drugs were wrecking their relationships, their careers, and their lives. And I’m telling you marijuana can be both harmful and addictive, just like many other substances.
What I’ve seen firsthand for twenty years is now becoming obvious to other doctors and researchers: increased use of marijuana is leading to increased psychosis, bipolar mania, and even spontaneous vomiting, especially in adolescents and young adults. The younger the user, the less developed their brain, the more harmful the drug.
I hate to burst your bubble, but that is the science.
A 2022 Gallup survey found 30% of Americans between 18 and 34 use marijuana. When scientists at the University of Michigan asked young adults between 19 and 30 if they’d used it within the past month, 29% said yes in 2021, compared to 21% in 2016 and 17% in 2011.
Daily marijuana use across all ages nearly doubled from 6% in 2011 to 11% in 2021. That translates into over 13 million Americans, compared with 5 million in the decade before.
There is no such thing as a “bad” drug. They are just molecules that affect the human physiology. Most Americans use some form of a recreational substance. But ignoring or denying potential adverse effects creates the potential for serious harm. There is no free lunch with mother nature so there are always side effects. My goal here is not to shame or scare anyone, but to raise awareness so you can make informed decisions.
Speaking of that, keep in mind that marijuana has gone corporate. According to Forbes, legal marijuana is now a 20 billion dollar industry and growing. There’s a lot of vested interest in making sure you don’t hear the bad news.
But there are risks. And the more you use, and the higher the concentrations, the more the risk.
Of course, most people who use marijuana won’t have a psychotic break, develop bipolar disorder, or become schizophrenic-just as most people who drink don’t develop alcoholic liver disease or alcohol dementia.
Some individuals-and not a small number-will have a significant reaction to marijuana. And there is no way to know in advance. You won’t know until it happens. And then it might be too late.
It wasn’t always like this. The marijuana people use today is not the weed of my generation. It hasn’t been for at least two decades.
What changed?
The answer is found in three letters: THC
THC or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the main psychoactive-or mind-altering-component of cannabis; it’s what gets you high.
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My boyfriend decided to quit smoking marijuana this summer. He was using it to help with PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks. He used it daily for many years. Since he quit he's almost a different person. No more anxiety and panic attacks. His mind is clear and he just feels better all around. He has anxiety and depression on occasion still but he's able to work through it, it's no longer crippling for him.
Amazing!
Do you think it did help him initially but the habit that was created made him keep using instead of stopping when he should of?
@@legalcake6125 I don't know. Perhaps it did. All I know is that quitting really changed things for him in a positive way.
Yep I have two friends that are long term
Marijuana users. They claim it helps their anxiety but I’ve seen them
Go from
Energetic and outgoing people to very anxious, neurotic recluses. So whatever anxiety it relieves in the beginning seems to have worsened x5
@@brianmeen2158 yes i have experienced this as well i use to suffer with anxiety issues and when i started smoking i became less anxious for quite some time but my 4-5 year after smoking i am now even more anxious and it drains the energy so I am also looking at my way out it definitely has helped me and i do believe it can help more people within the right circumstances but long term / consistent use i would never recommend to anyone unless they actually benefit from it
This is probably my biggest issue with weed- the people that act like it's good for everything, has no downsides, and you can't get addicted to it. I'm fine with responsible use, as long as it's kept out of the hands of minors, but let's all be honest about the risks and drawbacks and stop pretending it's some kind miracle drug.
No one cares what you think.
That would be great, sounds like legalization to me. Republicans should run on that. It makes sense and would get a ton of votes, that's why they won't do it.
Yep I have friends that claim it has no side effects yet they are much more anxious and neurotic since they started using it. It has turned one of my friends into a complete recluse that plays madden all day .. he used to be a really outgoing and lively guy. Not anymore
Well said
No one defends their drug of choice quite like a stoner.
I smoked marijuana and drank alcohol on a consistent basis for about thirty years. I got sober at the age of 43, and I turn 64 in a couple months. The way I see it is like this: if you need to alter your mind with some kind of substance to get by in life, then there's some kind of a problem somewhere that you need to address. Sure, life is hard some times, but using these substances to escape only makes things worse. My mind was pretty twisted for a lot of years, but for the past twenty, things are so much better. If you suffer from substance abuse, just know that you do not have to live that way. You can live life without getting high.
Very well put 👏 👌
Youre absolute correct, but that shouldn't be reason for the government to start babying the rest of us.
I smoked from 1978 until 2002. Once I stopped I saw that I had wasted a huge amount of time. My life would have been so much more productive. I would have been much more successful in my work if I'd just experimented a few times and stopped instead of getting addicted. It's VERY addictive. I tell kids to stay away from it. They laugh the way I laughed. The drug gets the last laugh.
Denial is the most powerful drug
What happens if it wasnt weed and you were ment to fail
@@Korol_i_shut2013 Disproved because when I stopped smoking I succeeded. Nice try though. I see it this way: Say you have an incredible beautiful girlfriend and you set up home and get married and spend thirty years together and then out of nowhere you find out the whole time she was cheating on you (in this story just imagine you didn't like being cheated on). That's Marijuana. You think you have a lover and all you have is betrayal. The Indians called it 'The Trickster Weed." It's poison. It just doesn't kill you, it tricks you.
@@Korol_i_shut2013 Well, that was helpful. He will never know. Obviously, you are an addict.
Refer madness
I smoked marijuana for the first time when I was 15 back in around 2009 and ended up smoking consistently for about a decade. Now I’m a few years off of it and never looked back. I experienced all of these symptoms including the psychosis, depression, paranoia and increased anxiety but that never stopped me from chanting for legalization and rationalizing every negative side effect. You can quit and you can also release yourself from the drunkness of life. You just have to be real with yourself.
U against legalization now?
Some people don't handle drugs well - others can.
I smoked my first joint when I was 11, I'm 55 now and I've used Cannabis most of my life - I've been very successful without having to bust my ass for it. Could I have accomplished more? Possibly - but I'm doing better than average and I use Cannabis often.
Alcohol can ruin your life if you let it, So can food.
It's not necessarily the subject matters fault as it is a personal behavior issue.
It’s also the processed form. Sugar is bad but High Fructose Corn Syrup is worst. “Candy is dandy but liquor is quicker. “
Sorry you had that experience. I've been medicating since the 90s, but every 2-3 years I will take a year off. This is honestly a great way to use cannabis. I get it, coming off a regimen of weed can feel almost as good as the days you started weed. What I'm saying is you can experience a positive vibe by using sabbaticals. Both a binge of sober followed by a binge of stoned works well. Let me remind everyone, cannabis was criminalized for a reason and there are still plenty of people ready to go back to a drug war mindset.
Congrats to you. It takes a lot of wisdom to pull your head out of the haze and improve your life. My brother is currently experiencing the psychosis from heavy pot use. He’s been hospitalized for it 3 times now.
I’m 46 and I’ve dabbled with just about every drug out there. One piece of advice I would give anyone who’s never tried any substance, be it alcohol, weed or any other illicit drug, is leave it alone. Not knowing what you’re missing out on is a good thing.
You got triple boosted, didn't you?😂
You seem like one of those "I smoked but didn't inhale" types 😉... I say if you wanna try something wait till you're at least 24 years old and go for it. Just be ready to bear the possible consequences of your actions. Drugs might change your life if you start too early, almost never for the better... but just as well, you'll never gonna experience anything like what they offer anywhere else.
Amen to that. I wish I had never discovered drugs in my early teen years. I went on a 30 year bender with that, and alcohol, woke up and I’m in my late 40s. Half my life passed me by in a flash. Every mental issue I have had in the past can be traced directly back to all that crap. Wish I had never touched any of it.
A dear friend of mine who was in AA for decades would tell her groups the reason she is an alcoholic is because she drank alcohol. That is the pure and simple truth of addictions. Just for fun, look at Trump: never took a drink nor did a drug. He admonished his children to do the same. It can be done and one's life is better for it.
@@rudedude1686 Those of you who love you booze and drugs say and do anything to defend the use of them. The ONLY way to ensure one never has a booze/drug problem is to never ever touch any of it ever.
Something as innocuous as drinking soda can cause addictive behavior.
And people want me to believe Marijuana can't?
Psychological addiction and physical addiction are two different things. You can get psychologically addicted to literally anything that your brain sees as pleasurable.
@@udjujdjddd5052 Are they two different things? I've always heard people say that, but in my understanding, addiction is more about how the dependence affects the user's life (consequences and such).
Also, soda is very physically addictive wtf
One major problem is purely a communication and education problem: people don't choose their words correctly and say addiction when they actually mean habbit or just "liking something very much".
I smoke tobacco because I"m addicted and it has become a habit.
I sometimes smoke weed too frequently for a while because it can become a habit if I'm getting lenient.
I eat too much meat because I like it too much.
An addiction, a habit and a strong preference can all lead to the same behavior that looks the same from the outside. But it's nonetheless 3 different things! And that's what people mean when they say it's not addictive. They are simply more precise with their words.
As a commercial artist years ago, I thought I needed to be high to be creatve. The first week after giving up marijuana, I saw aarked improvement in my artwork and was able to create it faster. Now, I'm over 42 years clean and sober, and enjoy living in the Real World !
Thanks Dr. Drew for the fair & “sober” take on Marijuana use. People seem to usually belong to the extreme pro or con, & as Thomas Sowell says, “there are no solutions, only trade-offs” I think a freer society where we can make these choices is preferable, but careful consideration & responsibility has to go with that freedom.
LOL!!
F Thomas Sowell!!!!
He was telling a great deal of half-truths which is very common practice for Prageru.
@@gratefuldead4605More than that, he was giving partial information, and not saying the whole thing. I want to know why the THC levels went from 3% in the 80s to 100% in 2023. What can possibly make a plant do that, unless it's not the plant but big corp adding things to it.
That's not what doctor drew is saying. You're just projecting what you think he's saying onto him. He's literally just fear-mongering. Like a typical conservative four a conservative organization funded by oil billionaires.
I am of mixed mind on the issue of pot. Im a late 20s male and I smoked weed for about 3 and a half years, along with some other drugs in my mid to late teens. I will say my life turned around dramatically for the better when I quit pot and drugs, however I've met people who use it reasonably and can control it. Its not for everyone
And yes there are people I know in real life who shouldnt smoke pot
Same here. Find it funny how some users take immediate offense at a few scientific points on THC usage. As someone who did for 10 years it never really sat well with me. Made all my mental and social problems worse. No matter how much I tried to convince myself it was the "pure and heaven sent alternative medicine" I could never use it without going into panic mode, no matter the strain or amount. It might be for you *but it's NOT for everyone* Sorry for the bad news, but just like anything else in this world, too much of anything can be bad for you in one way or another.
I believe we should genetically engineering marijuana to eliminate the THC while increasing the level of CBD and the other beneficial compounds in it.
THC CAUSES PARANOIA
CBD is ok for pain
The key, is separating it from the THC
MY daughter and husband. Can't smoke pot
She got weird ..it wasn't spiked, since she had her own plant..she wont even try, but could drink wine/champagne(it could be why people went from pot, to meth and other things..)
I never tried it...
@@kathleenking47is less about the THC and more about the chemicals that are used to grow the plants. I'm going to guess that her own plant who was nurtured by herself who didn't know what the hell she was doing
@@faithreturns333cope
My friends who work in states where it is legal say that factory workers are half as productive than before it became legal.
true, workers that do it are barely competent
When I hear the words, "That is the science.", I check the souls of my shoes because Something stinks.
I'm really not a fan of weed, but I lost my wife to cancer last year. The doctors kept trying to give her stronger and stronger doses of opioids for the pain. They made her stoned, and she was still in pain. I bought her some weed, and it helped so much more than the opioids. Keep pushing back against recreational use, but don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. I shouldn't have had to risk my home and freedom just to get my wife some pain relief while she was dying.
I’m sorry about your wife. Conservatives that follow this channel will still shame you for giving it to her because it’s the devils cabbage.
Recreational use is what cleared the way for medicinal testing, youre welcome.
Remember, when someone says "The Science" always question the science! Science is not science if you can not question it! Yes, you should not have to risk your home or freedom for Cannabis, no one should go to jail for a plant! So, pushing back against rec use, is opening the possibility of shutting the door to full legalization like alcohol is legal and no one goes to jail for it! Any substance can be abused. Every night in most towns people abuse alcohol and drive home, many times maiming or killing others! Welcome to the grief club, I lost my wife to cancer last year too! Love and blessings to you on your journey! ❤🙏
I shouldnt lose my freedom to recreational legal cannabis. If i can legally drink, I sure as hell can grow and smoke my weed.
America = freedom
Sorry about your wife, but I don't believe in pushing against recreational weed.
i’m about two weeks off from a twenty-plus-year habit. I decided to stop for a myriad of reasons, but something a lot of people don’t talk about is dreaming. You don’t dream when you smoke regularly and I think that might be part of the issue for a lot of people. Something else I found was that I didn’t even feel ‘high’ when I would consume - there was no juxtaposition with being sober… I was always under the effects of THC. I’m only a few weeks dry at this point, but my anxiety has reduced significantly.
I've noticed that about dreaming
I have notified that about the dreams too. Been off the weed for over a year. I no longer have to take any mental health meds. I no longer have many issues. The first few months were difficult but I'm more than happy and actually hopeful for the first time in decades. I pray you have the same experience.
I think addiction is when you need a substance just to feel normal. The pleasant "high" is mostly gone and you need it to get out of bed in the morning and face another day.
Good job quitting! Stay with it!
Since quitting (never again will I fall for this evil I supported for 30 years), I have to take a sleep aid just to get a full night's sleep. The "dreams" get to be too much for me.
Addictions are used as control mechanism. Whether it be to control your behavior or control your money. People need to be vigilant of anything that is addictive and pushed on them. Never lose control of your body or mind 💪
I used to smoke a lot and there are definitely harmful effects. My example is loss of appetite. It killed my appetite and when I quit smoking it made me nauseous and I could barely eat for like 2 weeks.
That not because of the marijuana itself, its because u was smokin it. The smoke in your lungs create problems.
So when u stop you feel nauseous because ur lungs are cleaning itself from smoke/tar.
Consuming marijuana by eating it or drinkin it in tea improves appetite.
It's even proven that people with anorexia get their appetite back from using marijuana in a proper way.
Steve Martin once told Terry Gross on her NPR program "Fresh Air" that he smoked a fair amount of marijuana in the late 1960s until one night when he had a panic attack at a showing of the Mel Brooks movie The Producer. After that, he never smoked pot again, and he believes that the negative experience saved him from the harder drug abuse and addiction that plagued so many of his colleagues during the next few decades.
As a Vet. It has prolonged my life. And made it better as long as you don’t over use and micro dose, and take T-breaks.
What are T-breaks?
@@clintosfan same question
@@clintosfanthey mean cycling off the use (Thc break) of marijuana so that your tolerance levels go down.
Just like alcohol, you body will build up a tolerance to THC as you continue to use/dose. Eventually, that same dosage won't feel like anything, so you cycle off for a few weeks or a month.
I've heard that before. It's like a lot of medical items, good for a few, bad for most.
You:I’ve been smoking weed everyday for the past couple of years and this video and the comments are changing my perspective. I feel it’s right for me to cut back, I’ve been feeling this for a while. I don’t think I can stop all together because it does help me sleep, its my day off work and today instead of getting high I’m gonna be sober
How you gonna claim you smoked weed for couple of years and not understand T-breaks? You got exposed idiot looll.
@@clintosfan
There’s a lot of people who use it as a medicine. It doesn’t agree with everyone.
My son died from drug and alcohol addiction at the age of 35. His mother introduced him to both at an early age (12-13) and then blamed everyone but herself. Her logic was that he would get it anyway, so if she provided it at home, it would be safe. In my state, I could not get custody of him as in those days, the mother was always considered best, drugs or not.
Sounds like Missouri. The woman always gets the kids. It's a shame. Hang in there brother. \m/
My estranged wife has paranoid schizophrenia or bipolar psychosis. Its hard to tell because getting her properly diagnosed when she was willing to go see a doctor was nearly impossible. She has left me with our two kids while she has wandered the country homeless for the past six years, on the run from the government agents she is convinced are after her. She has had several suicide attempts and as hard as i know has not yet succeeded. In our time together, i noticed how different she become with chronic use of the chronic. And the worst part is that very few people believe me when I tell them what i saw in her mental condition during the course of our relationship because the atmosphere in the country is so pro pot that people don't want to believe it.
I don't doubt your experience, but I do think there must be a different explanation because I've known many people throughout my life with schizophrenia, bi-polar, borderline personality disorder, & the like. Most of them smoked pot & were fine. There's no hostility or judgement or whatever from me, believe me. My kid's mom is schizophrenic & she's all over the place. She smokes. It does her good.
She needs to stick with indica, and not use sativa. I could help her back to mental health. Her problem is using cannabis without basics of theistic philosophy.
@@matthewatwood8641
Which part of 1 in 4 people will develop schizophrenia you didn't get?
Of course you can know people who didn't. That's not the point. The point is that weed caused schizophrenia on millions of people.
My dad is manic depressive with bi polar. He was a user and a monster.
Maybe the are after her. Why is the first thought someone is crazy. And not maybe there is a gov agency with a lot of extra money and 100000 Guinea pigs.
I used marijuana almost daily for 20 years (excluding month or two breaks from time to time) This drug changed me. My behavior changed. My relationships changed. My mood and confidence changed. All of my traits changed for the worse. I have been sober since 1/21 of this year and since then I am taking grad school courses, and I am utilizing my college degree. I am a special ed teacher and lead a music ministry at my church. One of the things that helps me more than anything is my faith/my belief in God, the father Almighty, His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. I am so blessed to be sober. I get on my knees with joy every morning before starting my day and thank God for this change. marijuana is a drug. It is addictive. All of the benevolence behind it is a lie. I hope ALL can learn from my testimony, may it help them change their lives. Praise Jesus.
May God bless you my friend!
Great News! Happy for ya!
I love special education kids, have volunteered to help them, and I am very religious, still smoke bud daily. You sound like you need to get off of your high-horse, because you clearly can't practice what you preach. Just because you had a "bad experience" doesn't mean all people are the same as you and will have the same experiences. Just because you're fragile and weak-minded doesn't mean your cult-like testimony should be heard or listened to by everyone, it just means you now think you are better than people who still smoke, and it makes me want to vomit in disgust. Can't stand that cultishly toxic crap, because it does far more harm than good trying to force others to live the way you think they should live their lives because it "works for you." You may think you are closer to God, but you couldn't be further away with your narcissistic, holier than thou, judgement of a class of people you once were aligned with. One thing about being a Christian is remembering where you come from and where you are going. Seems you forgot the former.... and in turn, will forget the latter.
Jesus is the superior 'drug' for sure. Awesome testimony.
Praying for you, Kevin 🙏✝️ God bless
No mention of Lung Cancer??? WTH?
“Weed and Why Mc’merica is Failing”
On an average day in 1993 I’d smoke a bowl, go run a few errands & maybe get lunch with a friend. Hit the gym. Smoke a few rips around 4. Shower. Work started at 5pm. Wait tables until 11-12. Smoke after work while watching movies or chillin with friends.
Today? I can’t do any of those things. The weed is WAY too strong. And to be clear & accurate when I was a stoner I lived in Northern CA and we smoked “Cannabis Cup”
level weed. In the 90’s THC was probably rarely higher that 12-13%. My then-girlfriend lived with a roommate and close friend who’d gone to high school with Green Day (GREEN day) and we hung out with those guys but more importantly we’d shoot over to Oakland and buy our weed from their peeps. My point is by age 21 Mexican schwag was a thing of the deep past. We smoked picture perfect buds. I even grew and spent time in jail in 1991 for my “crime.”
Today one toke of the stuff they sell on the corner (I reside in Washington) screws up my entire day. The possibility of paranoia is constant. I can’t drive without experiencing anxiety. But here’s THE two biggest reasons I quit daily use at 26 (I’m 51) and quit altogether 7-8 years ago: I’m a writer and write like crap on the stuff and I am a Christian. As a Bible believing Christian when I’m high on weed I can’t pray sincerely. If I can’t talk to God on it, I can’t be on it. Trying to pray feels like being on a bad connection phone. It bugs me that there are so many “Christian stoners” today who hide behind the “medical marijuana” excuse. It feels….dubious.
Lastly the State of Washington is in a flat tail spin, rapidly devolving to California levels of dysfunction (or worse). The restaurant experiences here suck. Customer service is nonexistent. Almost everyone you interface with between ages 12 or 13 and mid to late 20’s act like they are mentally disabled. They cannot speak coherent English. Few make eye contact when speaking. They use “like” twelve times in a single sentence. They’re unreliable and emotionally underdeveloped (which is sadly and too often putting it generously.)
When I was in my early 20’s the older adult coworkers at any given restaurant invited me to their dinner parties and I typically made a dish and went. We all brought weed and we all smoked. We related. A twenty year age gap (say 24 to 44) in 1997 was irrelevant. Today I can barely understand what many 15-25 year olds are saying. And I’m a relatively culturally hip guy who works in media! It’s not all because of the weed. But a lot of it is.
Dropping THC oil concentrations on a hot plate and smoking it like kids used to “smoke crank” off of aluminum foil in 1988 is antithetical in practice, psychology and even with the tools used from how weed smokers viewed other drugs in the 1990’s. We eschewed the glass bowl crystal meth pipes. They were “too druggie”. We wanted nothing to do with complicated contraptions on somebody’s coffee table that “felt creepy.” We just wanted the cleanest mood elevation from organically grown, solid strain buds that we could source so we could go mountain biking , snowboarding, go to Creative Writing class or to a movie.
This unplanned essay would be incomplete if I didn’t mention the older guy’s perception of “our” weed in the 90’s: they loved it. With nary an exception the dudes who came up in the 70’s would dry sniff a joint I’d just rolled and say “man we did not have this stuff on Maui in 77.” Or “we were Boulder ski bums but we’d have hauled as many cases of Coors as you wanted to Marin County to get this stuff!”
As society crumbles it brings me zero joy to say that 25%+ TCH marijuana is a contributing factor. But it is. And that makes it the exact opposite of what we used it for 25-30 years ago. Then it was used to meld into society while retaining one’s style and happiness. It was used to get through a crappy, low paying job while staying in good stead with the managers and making some money. Sometimes we smoked with “the managers.”
In 1995 NO ONE was having psychotic breaks at pump number 6 at the gas station “cuz they been smokin dem dabs ahh-night” It was unheard of. No one was offing themselves or going to rehab from weed either. NO ONE. To say otherwise would have been so culturally erroneous people would’ve immediately thought “this dudes a cop.”
Sorry but weed today is a no-go from this point of view. I’m not preaching that we lock everybody up in private corporate prisons. I am saying that maybe if we had a better functioning, more aware population we wouldn’t have private corporate prisons. Heck maybe we would even know who is running the damned government? Republics were built to be managed by the population. Today’s population in Northwest Washington can barely manage their lives.
No republic in history succeeded on cruise control. Ours is over the cliff. The dollar is on life support. The unprepared will suffer tremendously when the black swans arrive. These kids around here scraping together a few bucks to give to any one of 11 weed shops in this town of 27k? They have a slim chance of surviving what’s coming. They barely function in a cushioned welfare state that gives them everything from their breakfast this morning to their “college” education. It’s gonna get ugly. All of this is the exact opposite of the world that me and my community of Gen X stoners wanted. In fact it’s a TOTAL BUMMER.
I remember LOVELINE on MTV. I clearly remember an episode where a member of the audience asked DR.DREW if marijuana was addictive. People in the audience laughed, but he said YES.
I used to listen to it as a radio show before it was on MTV. The radio program was much better.
Cool that you remember that, and it comes back full circle 25-30 years later. I didn't watch the TV show much, but listened to the radio show religiously for some years. I was trying to remember what his stance on weed was back then. You answered my question.
I also remember a guy who had sex with his thanksgiving Turkey and then cooked it and fed it to his family call on Love Lines…. I was 12.
It can exacerbate mental illness. I had a cousin who began using it and it awoken something that caused confusion and he killed his mom. Last i heard, he's in a psych unit and sometimes asks when his mom is visiting.
My son used marijuana and I told him the fears of it being a gateway drug, a year later he was doing more hardcore drugs and even had a dealer living with him. I threatened to call the cops on him to have his apartment raided to help him escape this habit. Luckily he kicked the drug dealer out of his apartment and has been drug free for a year now. Being a parent is hard, sometimes we have to make the tough calls, turning a blind eye isn't going to help...
My son was diagnosed with cannabis induced psychosis at the age of 18. Six years later he took his own life.
cannabis wasnt the cause of this
I was smoking heavy for over 25 years. Last year I decided to stop because I did not feel it benefiting me anymore. The high did not feel the same. I felt it affecting me in a wack way. This video just confirmed what I was sensing last year. Yeah, I miss it when I smell it but then I think of those last couple of bad trips I had and I'm good! PEACE
how do you have a "bad trip" on pot? that doesn't happen.
@@derekwoodford9955 Anxiety. Over thinking stuff. Paranoia
This comment is a lie. For those reading along, you do not go on "trips" on weed. OP has likely never consumed cannabis.
@@derekwoodford9955 Here we go with the same judgements on other people’s experiences with marijuana that I read in every comment section about marijuana. Whatever happens when a person is under the influence of marijuana is their experience and it shouldn’t have to be justified by some general standard of experience that pro-marijuana positions have stated as law. In other words, if someone describes their experience on marijuana as a “bad trip” then it’s perfectly reasonable to accept that that’s what it was for them. Given the potency of marijuana, it’s not unreasonable to describe it that way (and yes people can hallucinate from marijuana).
I know exactly what you mean well done on quitting man
I have a friend who we are all certain had a psychosis breakdown and still isn’t the same. Only thing he did was smoke all day every day, no other drugs . It has affected all of us because of the state he’s in .
What state is he in? What are his beliefs and how does he interact with you guys? I went through psychosis, although from meth use and let me tell you, the delusional beliefs can not be changed no matter what you say or do. I waa convinced i would be aacrificed to Satan by my black magic mother and brother. Govt was also listening to my phone and people were communicating in stramge hand signs.
I used to smoke a ton, and as I’ve gotten older I see the things that I suffered from when I was smoking everyday. Now, if I touch it once or twice a year, there’s a lot that has improved. It isn’t something that is carefree and it’s definitely not a medicine needed everyday. I think a lot of people could benefit from laying off. And getting a clear view of the world they live in
I tried it for help with depression and PTSD and it made my symptoms worse not better.
Weak mind.
I’m mixed on this. I use to work at a dispensary. I went in it hoping to help people like older folks who had intense pain or couldn’t sleep. Sadly, it was a “clown show”: worked with people who only cared about money, never explained cannabis products to customers who were new to it, and some were 100% addicted to the stuff. I was, I use to smoke cartridges 24/7. My tolerance was SO high. Luckily, 2020 I had time to get clean before starting a new job. I now enjoy it every once in awhile in beverage form. But, there are people who steer clear from it, especially people with schizophrenia. Reason is THC allows dopamine receptors to open up-hence why food tastes so good, sleep feels great, ect. BUT, too much dopamine is a bad thing, as it can lead to paranoia and auditory/visual hallucinations. (Especially if you consume a large amount via edible). Those with schizophrenia already have a dopamine-regulation issue, hence why they have auditory/visual hallucinations.
If you use MJ at all, you are still at risk. What ever it does for you is still a chemically induced side effect and it can change on a dime.
Duh much? Smoke up
Etc! Not Ect, lol
TRUTH 💣
Its all about moderation. Anything can kill you if you over do it. Had 2 uncles and an aunt die of alcoholism. My grandpa died of lung cancer from smoking. And another uncle who ate himself to death.
It’s not. For something that alters your state of mind that much, like MJ even smoking it once could, although very rare, can trigger your emotional and mental well being.
I have never heard anyone state, "My life was a mess. It all came together, though, once I started drinking / smoking weed / doing crack, etc...."
These all destroy people or destroy people further.
The problem with marijuana is that it's difficult to obtain.
A lot of people with mental issues never get diagnosed. I'd like to know if the people who developed mental disorders due to marijuana use were mentally evaluated before they started smoking, or if their issues simply came to light once they finally became noticeable.
Now THIS is the PROPER inquiry to be made!
Substance abuse and mental disorders are closely related.
This logical fallacy is common to much of the information on this video. I was hoping for a well-informed video on the subject (it's Prager U!), but all we got was the same 'reefer madness' hysteria that I should have been expecting.
@@Aimia4He showed a study from Norway that said “out of the people with no mental disorder previous to smoking marijuana who then had a psychotic break, 27% developed schizophrenia” and used those people as a sample size of all marijuana use😂
yeah, this sounds like backwards science. People with mental health issues are more likely to self medicate.
Correlation does not equal causation.
I have 15 years drug free and have been an addiction professional for 8 years. He is absolutely right, 99 percent of my clients admit to having memory problems due to frequent marijuana use. The constant need for it all day every day is very extreme in many of them. It gets very expensive and some of them do crime to keep up with the cost. I have had suicidal and homeless clients who do not use harder drugs, marijuana only. It’s not the same as it used to be.
Wish they would pin this. It's a horrible drug. I have seen it destroy so many lives.
What changed?? Legalization led to mass production and the use of growth regulators, that sure didn't help. No one was hospitalized for cannabis until this happened.
Put the bong down you've had enough. . . .Seriously. . .
Lmfao, stop... no one has turned to a life of crime to support their weed habit!
@@noble_norse7786 I was a counselor in the state jail, not making anything up.
It helped me quit alcohol (drank daily from 17-28)but now I noticed at a point where I kinda need the weed more so then not. Im 30, was part of the leaglize it movement. It's a good tool, but it should not be a 24/7 HUD display of your reality. This upload came just in time.
I never smoked marijuana nor interested in substances and have not drank alcohol for over 16 years! I enjoy life and feel mentally and physically at the top of my game! Sobriety is the key to happiness and success!
I’m a licensed professional grower in a legal state. A major problem is that the medical argument is what was necessary to get it legalized and so it has caused dispensaries to look at themselves more akin to a pharmacy than a liquor store. Similar arguments were made to re-legalize alcohol after prohibition. The medical argument is a means to an end. It will fade away same as the alcohol as medicine arguments did as soon as it is accepted as a benefit/risk assessment that consenting adults can make themselves.
I hope people hear what you said. Historical😮
Thank you! Didn't even consider that perspective.
It wont fade because alcohol has bee. Legal for over 100 years. Weed has not. Were at the starting point of what is to come. Smoking isnt healthy no matter how its grown. Weed doesnt improve brain function
Yeah adults are really making great decisions about everything these days aren't they? People can't even use their vehicles responsibly anymore. How can anyone think that people will use drugs responsibly?
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Well presented video. Never was a regular user but I’ve seen many friends get really messed up from it, especially lately.
They nailed the main issue, ever increasing potency. It’s like if you went from drinking 12 ounces of beer a day, to 12 ounces of wine to 12 ounces of whiskey without knowing what happened to you.
based on that analogy i drink 12 kegs a day but somehow magically work a 40 hour work week and wake up everyday before 730 am. Also that's after I got 2 degrees while smoking all day.
That’s making a huge assumption that people smoke the same weight of cannabis no matter how potent it is, which is simply not the case. Because weed is so potent these days, it only takes a little bit at the end of the day to wind me down. 100% legal to consume and grow where I live.
Different brains receive cannabis radically differently, but when we go to a dispensery we all get the same reefer. Modern day sativas that hit like a dump truck on 2 tokes. I get it you self medicated and succeeded in school, many do adderall succesfully in college too. Some get wrecked by it. The point is we should be chastising our kids, and keeping them humble, and taking away their grass when they are still minors, as a matter of respect and dignity. Your medicine is another mans drug and crutch. That's why you don't treat drugs with levity and abandon, but with gravitas. Drugs being unprofessional can't just be stigma, it's true. @@crimsonking6773
@@brkbtjunkie i've had the opposite effect, when i was a kid i was far more affected, now i smoke about 7-10 grams a day of 30ish% bud from legal sources, ( two full blunts and a few bong hits, and i dab on top of that, sometimes all in a row). I highly doubt the numbers are real on their ingredient stickers, or i have a god level tolerance. i'm also active, eat reasonably well, and workout daily, on top of my active job, so i know those alter the effects but i can't imagine by much.
The major increase in potency is relatively new on a large scale. Itd take at least 10 more years to do an accurate study. Your opinion on things doesnt create a truth, facts dont care about feelings.
Thank you Doctor. That was a very helpful and informative talk.
Smoked since second grade. From Colorado. I quit for 5 years. Then started again, a lot. Messed me up! Quit for about five years. Smoked a little, then quit again. It’s not as great as everyone says
I grew up in New Orleans and was a teenager in the 80s. My father smoked weed, drank heavily, was violent and abusive(I have since forgiven him). He passed away in 2003 at the age of 58. I lived next door to what they now call a trap house. All kinds of drugs were everywhere. As a young adult I would go to parties and there would be a bowl of coke on the coffee table
So it's no surprise that most of the people I knew had at least smoked weed by the time they were 16. A lot of them smoked it regularly. Some of them smoked what we called clickems. That was weed laced with angel dust. When I was in high school my friend's sister smoked a clickem and killed herself by jumping off the roof of her house when she was 17. In 2000 My nephew smoked a clickem when he was 16 and it fried his brain. He was later diagnosed to be schizophrenic and bipolar. He died on Thanksgiving at the age of 39 because someone sold/gave him a joint laced with fentanyl. I have another nephew that I have watched grow up and his mind is gone too for the same reasons. He's 29 years old and he's barely coherent most of the time.
I'm 55 and by the grace of God I never felt the desire to even try weed. My wife of 27 years grew up in the same neighborhood as me and she also never tried it. Her older brother sold cocaine and crack. He did serious jail time, was rumored to have killed someone in jail as payback for someone who had previously slit his partner's throat and threw his body in a dumpster. When her brother was finally released from prison he had only been out for about six months before he died from a cocaine overdose. I think he was about 60 years old
My son is 23 and he couldn't care less about doing drugs or drinking liquor. God answers prayers. I know from talking to him that he has no interest in any type of drug because he's seen the some of tragedy it's caused in our family and in our old neighborhood. I took him to see it when he was about 15. He said it looked like a war zone. I told him not really...it was more like a third world country.
Maybe that's the same reason I never wanted to try it as a kid--because I saw what it did to my father, our family and my friends. I'm ashamed to say that I saw so many people die from being stabbed and shot that I became desensitized to it. The people who I'm aware of that smoke weed in my family now range anywhere from 25 to 80 years old. And one thing I can say for certain is that they get incredibly irritable and jittery when they don't smoke it. Almost like people get when they are addicted to caffeine and don't get their coffee.
Anyway, I know I've rambled on and on but what I've said just scratches the surface of all the death and destruction that drugs, including weed have caused with people in our family and the people we grew up with.
Thank you for NOT trying to glorify it.
What a remarkable story thanks for sharing.
I wish you would push the little 3 dots beside your post hit edit and use the enter button to create paragraphs. I would love to be able to read your long post but my eyes keep jumping to the same sentence because there is no gap between paragraphs.
Thanks Lisa. I see what you mean. I broke it up into paragraphs.@@lisafrequency55
Thank you for sharing this. I've never been interested in weed, but I know a ton of people who use it. They always talk about what a wonderful thing it is, but I know that it can be addictive and wreck lives.
Pigs are flying & it’s snowing in hell right now, because for the first time ever, I disagree with Prager U.
I'm now 71 years old and the eldest of seven. I'm also the only one who didn't drink or do drugs while my siblings were all addicts and alcoholics and died from the consequences. I'm the only one left. It wasn't genetics, it was a conscience choice.😢
Damn, imagine being the only child if seven that lead a life so boring that their only achievement was outliving their siblings by refusing to experience life
@@stuffanthings I'm a 71 year old disabled Vet. Been to war, lost buddies, raised a family who in turn raised families. I still ride motorcycles (it helps keep me fit.) I still participate in life and support my family. What are you doing sparky?
i am so sorry for your losses-- younger than 71 seems way too soon! may you continue to live life to the fullest!
Excellent video. Thank you. I’m showing this to my kids.
I started feeling so much better overall after I stopped smoking. Breathing issues, acid reflux, anxiety, depression, blood pressure, plus I'm sure a bunch of other issues I wasn't even aware of. I have tried edibles since I stopped smoking 10 years ago, and found the experience not enjoyable enough to make me want to continue. Now I see how it's being weaponized against the American public to keep them down and broken.
I smoked every day of my life. I stopped for 2 years and felt no difference. But I could not stop smoking cigarettes that are legal.
Agree with your comment. My two cousins are addicted to Marijuana. Both are unemployed, on food assistance, and rarely leave their houses.
@@AnnMitt Take away the Marijuana and they'd still be that. Sorry but that's the truth, it's up to them to put it down. You could do the exact same with gambling, alcohol, porn, literally anything. Gotta take responsibility. It's not the weed..
I agree, I use daily, all day.
I actually have none of these side effects that I’m aware of after 32 yrs of smoking.
I quit every October for the month of sober October with no side effects noticeable.
In fact that’s the only time people ask if I’m feeling ok?
I smoke to help sleep, during October I’d be lucky to sleep 3 continuous hours before I’d wake up completely refreshed feeling. But that energy is limited and I’ll take 1-2 naps a day during October for 1-3 hrs each.
So I guess people are asking because I sleep at odd hrs, and for 11 months I have a normal sleep schedule.
Me to with tobacco, been smoking weed 16 years my lungs cleared up with the quickness, plus it helped me cough extra stuff up with particular widespread illnesses.
Most anxiety is caused by childhood issues. If you can work through depression and anxiety without meds, the more resilient you will be through life.
Story of my life! So true, hang on and face it if you can. This is our school ❤
Most is a strong word without any references to back this up.
Agreed.
True but Clinical Anxiety cannot be cured with being persistent. I needed a prescription. Saying one can beat it is a BIG Problem when people might need medical help. It's called Toxic positivity and it HURTS people. Some people need to get help. Recreational drug users tend to already have these issues before they use..
The way I look at it is that I will continue to tell people of the risks and dangers of marijuana, but since, as in conversations about the downsides of caffeine, people stick to the exception fallacy and believe that they personally won’t succumb to any side effects. On the other hand, this mass marijuana usage is making me relatively more intelligent just by virtue of me not using it.
I believe that the polls are way off. In 2011 most of the people whom smoked weed would never tell someone that they did because they feared being arrested or otherwise punished.
Thank you for putting this out there. One point that was mentioned earlier, and then touched on again, was self-medication - is the weed driving the depression, or is the depression driving people to weed... my thought is "both". Kind of like "I'm depressed, so I drink..." Chicken or Egg?
Meanwhile, more and more people think it's a panacea... NOTHING is that perfect.
It’s all BS.
I personally had a psychotic break due to heavy daily cannabis use of high concentration cartridges. I ended up in the psych hospital for roughly a week or so. I've since quit, but this guy is absolutely right it can be just as addictive and harmful as other drugs and certain people such as myself have predisposed chemistry to psychosis etc and cannabis can make this much more likely. That's not to demonize the plant as it does help a lot of people and not everyone shares this experience, but it's definitely something that needs attention brought to it because so much of the info out there claims weed is 100% free of any risks etc. Simply not true. That being said it also boggles my mind how a drug as harmful as alcohol is not only legal, but normalized and encouraged in our culture. That can also be just as damaging as any "hard drugs".
I agree with all of that, but people deserve freedom to make their own choices about these things. It should be available and regulated, a lot like how booze is in the USA. At the end of the day I don't think marijuana is to blame as much as the "heavy daily cannabis use of high concentration cartridges." It can be taken too far just like any drug, but the good part of weed is when it's taken too far people don't just drop dead like they do with other drugs including alcohol. And as you said, that's just as dangerous and harmful as any of them.
Agree, but the problem is is is being pushed hard by lobby groups as harmless.
So young people are becoming daily users at the same time the drug is getting much more powerful.
The dangers of alcohol have been pushed for decades. Marketing laws, sales laws and NGOs like MADD have made the dangers clear.
The US tried really hard to ban alcohol
@@benchristenson2280 They didn't just try, the DID ban alcohol for a time. And guess what happened as a result? The Great Depression.
@@memememe843 And the dangers of weed are a drop in the bucket compared to alcohol. Only a fool would think that daily use of ANY substance is good for you. But that's entirely besides the point. Freedom includes being free to make bad choices that's why we allow people to vote for Democrats.
Wow big thanks , great knowledge to know, have a friend who really needs to hear this ,let’s keep getting this message out there .
My son, right now, as I write this- is in the ER for the 3rd time in 3 years for THC drug induced psychosis. He is tied to a bed and given heavy doses of sedation to keep him safe. He will need to drop out of college, Cancel his LSAT test, Quit his internship, drop out of the baseball team at college and move back home. I have to clean out his dorm and tell all of his friends that he will be unavailable until further notice. All because of a “harmless high” he insatiably pursued throughout his Highschool and college years. I pray for his life. I pry for kids using now that think this is just a fun way to get high. Stay away from this stuff!!! It’s death. As I look at his constrained body - my quiet prayer is - I never want to get the phone call- ‘sorry to tell you this- but your son is dead’.
I feel like I’m in a similar position as your son. There’s lots of changes I need to make. I’m currently 21 and in college. I don’t want to be a disappointment to everyone I love. I hear you.
That's not weed
Hate to break it to you but your son has other issues whether they be psychological or substance related. But weed simply doesn’t do that to people and by blindly assuming that it’s the culprit you will never actually deal with the problem.
I escaped the real world with it. Because of that, I was too stoned and unaware of events that took away my profession (through outsourcing). If I was more aware, I would have had the ability to deal with the storms of life that comes upon all of us and to be able to weather them. Instead, my life crashed.
Sounds like a you problem.
Its almost as bad as claiming time blindness.
Dems keep pushing for weed to keep the people high, while they are stealing your God-given Bill of Rights.
I have been a long time smoker, and this man is not lying to you.
He is though, at 4:32 he lies. Psychoses from various drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and alcohol were included in the study. Among individuals who had had psychoses linked to drug use, 27 per cent were diagnosed with schizophrenia within six years.
@@zzz-nu2re you can’t even spell psychosis lmao
@@MPHshoots and u cant even do ur own research or provide a counter argument
@@MPHshootsyou’re not cooking my guy
@@MPHshootspsychoses is the plural form of psychosis.
I work in a hospital and we're continully dealing with people suffering those effects.
the liberal supremacists are pushing weed use to make people stupid
I dont know, I had a spinal cord injury when I was 19, never had any luck with western medicine. Then when I was 27 for the first time I tried marijuana just for some relief and it has given me so much quality of life. Yes it's addictive, because i'm useless in between. The pain, the nausea, the migraines and seizures- all gone. I cant eat unless I smoke. I'm thankful it was legalized. But I agree, there needs to be responsibility with it.
If you are under 25 and have a family history of psychosis you have no business smoking weed !
I think even coffee is addictive and has side affects no one wants to talk about either. And I think it's worse than we realize.
caffeine is very addictive and can easily kill you if you consume alot. it increases your cortisol and many other bad things. its actually a nero toxin, that's why it can kill you if you have alot. Cannabis isn't actually physically addictive, nor can it kill you.
Blasphemy, coffee is from the gods.
lol..."God wills it!" 😆@@sharp1162
That's true it's messes with your deep REM sleep, causes anxiety and makes your body release Stress Hormones I quit caffeine two months ago and feel so much more better
The ones who think there is nothing wrong with pot are deceived
I started having serious seizures after a flu shot at the age of 6 went though duke university ring for years and they placed me on dilantin. At the age of 13 I decided that I didn’t like the way those meds was treating me so I stopped, cold turkey.
Once I started my adult age the seizures came back, something to do about stress so they placed me back on the dilantin. Months of taking those meds I started to feel weak and would pass out.
Come to find out my kidneys and liver couldn’t handle the Dilantin.
I started smoking marijuana again no seizures no pain knock on wood. Amen, you know what I’m saying.
had a friend once who was addicted to daily pot use, using it many times a day. Having smoked pot myself in the past, and how it affected me back then, it made me look at her in a whole new (and not good) way. the "joke" about marijuana is that it makes you paranoid. Now, multiply that by frequent use, and of course it would only exacerbate that paranoia. I can only pray that God delivered her from it.
Respect the content of this video. In my experince, its not something you should do daily, just like alcohol. I can focus during the week and have fun on my days off. Also, doing other healthy things like excercise and eating well imo play into the factor. I sometimes have the best run, bike or swimming focus after a toke or two prior. If you're just getting high everyday, but not excersizing or keeping productive, than yea....you're more likely to experince the more negative effects of weed. It's a balance for me.
As I understand it, it is not just the regular users who can be psychologically triggered into psychosis by pot. There is obviously a biological susceptibility that a certain percentage of the population has that makes them vulnerable to suffering a major adverse effect with even minimal use. And we don't know who those people are until it happens.
As someone who used to be an addict to intravenous drugs and have been addicted to many many different substances I can tell you, there are different lvls of addiction. Some things are way less addictive than others. Nicotine and Heroin being at the top of the list. I also used to have depression was diagnosed as bi-polar and had very bad anxiety. Well now I'm clean and all I do is smoke pot. (Doctor recommended) And would you know, I'm no longer depressed, bi-polar and my anxiety is gone. I have a 16 year old son. If all he ever gets addicted to is pot..... then I'll die happy.
So you traded one addiction for another and are talking about how the previous one was tough. Anyone can trade and swap. Cold turkey them all then run your mouth.
@@unclebounce1495you realize, some people just can't be on nothing at all, right some people have to be on psychiatric drugs and those have horrible side effects. And instead they choose to smoke pot because it helps them without the negative side effects. Yes some people have negative side effects to anything but it is a way to weigh the risks and benefits just like you do with everything. No one is saying that everyone should smoke pot all day long and it'll fix their lives. Just stop coming on here acting like you are holier than thou
@@liannemarie2504 Wrong, not "some people have negative side effects." All people have negative side effects to anything that Fs with your head (as well as anything that alters your biochemical processes). But yes, everything is a trade of risk/reward, especially when necessity is involved.
But no, most people do not require medication. That's just an excuse addicts use. The fact that most people have been engineered to be co-dependent addicts and make high-quantities of addict-driven claims doesn't make it fact. Surprise, most people who lived in ghettos throughout time claimed they needed alcohol and/or opium to "get by." Wrong. it's just BS claims of the addicts using circle reasoning to justify their own addictions. "All us addicts claim we needs out addictions, thus they're a necessity not a choice." convenient, that,.
If you smoke pot, you are not clean. "Clean" means: not drinking alcohol or ANY type of drug!
@@unclebounce1495 holy crap do you English?
I can't take this serious when America has a long history of alcoholism. Alcohol is literally pushed everywhere and more kids drink than smoke weed.
Might be a legal issue for your statement
I think you should take any mind altering substance seriously. Moderation is key.
So one bad means another bad is okay? Take a lesson from the mistakes of alcohol. Don't repeat them. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Thank You for helping
I smoked weed for about 10 years in the 90's and early 2000's. I loved it. It was my 'miracle drug'. When I became a parent, I quit.
My kids are grown now. A few months ago, I decided to give it a try again. It was a horrible experience. It was basically a 4-hour panic-attack. I told my friends about it - explaining that I had smoked indica.
They told me that my negative experience was the indica. They said that sativa would be different. I tried it. Again - horrible. Weed is ridiculously potent now. My weed days are behind me. Never again.
Same!!!
Yes , the concentration of THC on nowadays weed is ridiculous compared to the 90's. One should do it with care, one puff at the time
Wrong. You smoked sativa, indica is mellow and less potent, the plants tend to be smaller, bushy, with dense buds. Sativa is intense, high potency and known to give panic attacks, the plants can get massive, like 10-20 feet tall, they grow more like a tree than a bush, and the buds though larger in size tend to be loose and fluffy. For some reason people always get the two mixed up, and for some reason most don't even know there is a third, ruderalis which is an auto bloomer originating in Italy. Of course with all of that said most breeds you find today are a mix of indica and sativa, it is very difficult to find breeds that are pure.
I hadn’t smoked weed for 30 years but a friend suggested I try some for migraine headache. ONE toke and I was wrecked for 3 hours! No headache though but I’ll stick with Excedrin.
@@midnighttoker9268 I bought labeled weed from a dispensory: Indica and Sativa. The experience from both was horrible. Maybe a connoisseur could tell the difference. To me is was just bad. Admittedly, my take on wine is the same. Some people swish and swirl and analyze - and have assessments like "I detect notes of apple blossom." To me it all tastes like piss smells. Lol !!!
I was at one point myself a constant user and I eventually developed depression and my drive for intimacy intensified greatly. I've haven't used marijuana like I used to any more. I'll smoke it rarely, I recall a encounter with someone at the market and they asked if I was high , I told them no I'm just enjoying the day having a funny conversation with a close friend. It was sad to see people believe you have to be one something to be happy. I'll end it with this Jesus Christ is what motivates me everyday.
So you switched from delusion to another? Whatever makes you happy.
Same with me I was getting high everyday when I stopped I fell into a depression that lasted for around two months I was going through some personal problems and issues in my own life that I think also contributed to my feelings but weed withdrawals didn't help I recently got over it. My life is way better with out that drug I don't need it and it doesn't benefit me. And I also got an increase drive for intimacy even after I stopped using it.
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle How dismissive to call someone's faith "delusional". The difference is, their "delusion" doesn't require consuming any drugs. That's coming from someone who's used cannabis myself. I too have experienced the positives and negatives of using cannabis, and I personally am distancing myself from it as well and improving my faith, and I feel much, MUCH better for it.
@@I_Don_t_want_a_handle Thanks for replying to my reasoning/ testimony. I enjoy having conversations with those who mock or even hate Christianity. Your message is doing the opposite, it motivates me to continue to follow Jesus. I'm not sure what happened to you personally, mocking those who find comfort in practicing and applying Christianity isn't going to profit you. It sadly shows your double standards as well. If you read my message thank you , I type this with love and truth and a voice of reasoning for those who practice hypocrisy. Love you all.
@@sneekiersnek3122 Thanks for replying how you did. Human beings have a tendency of mocking those who find comfort and are renewed through Faith. It's due to many reasons I believe the one who mocked me possibly was hurt in their past and is still experiencing the effects of it. Or they possibly just love the darkness more than the light as it is said in John 3:16. I believe we should pray for them that they are free from bondage and find true love, peace and joy in Lord Jesus Christ.
I've never tried it because life can be stressful no matter how old you are and 1. I did not want to turn to it over developing the mental resiliance over time from perservering theough the everyday high and lows of life, 2. Do not want to limit what can give me pleasure because it hijacks your natural system so that our natural response to being excited about my friend coming over for dinner or cooking a favorite meal is not enough of a dopamine spike to do anything in the brain, which is why it makes people more depressed and anxious over time.
my brother in law is addicted to marijuana, has been for a couple years, basically is a NEET and has stolen thousands of dollars from his family members to pay for his addiction, has even had signs of schizophrenia
As a teacher in my tenth year, I can say definitively firsthand that drug use among students (9th graders) and correlating violence has skyrocketed since it’s been legalized in my state. It’s now an everyday problem while it used to be once every few months when a kid was busted with it. We have so many more apathetic, yet aggressive students now than previously, and everyday I’m smelling it either in my room or in the halls. So when people say there are no societal downsides to marijuana legalization, I really can’t take them seriously.
yes… As with anything changing. There will be an adjustment period that is usually painful. It’s no different with weed. Personally, I’ve never even tried it. And that was never because of the illegality of it. It was because I watched people and my friends doing it. Every single one of them was an addict and did really stupid stuff while under the influence. I had no desire to be stupid so I never bothered. And I assure you that… just because it’s now “legal”. Doesn’t mean I’m going to go out and buy an ounce of weed and smoke it.
The problem is actually parenting, or more accurately, LACK THEREOF! Patents today want to be their child’s friend instead of having their children disappointed or upset with them.
And another is teachers like yourself not being allowed to discipline children. And if I could play devils advocate for a brief minute… Teachers are also at fault because they NEVER pushed back against the stupid things government imposed on schools. Things like no child left behind, look/see replacing phonics. And as mentioned not pushing back against getting rid of discipline in schools.
Don’t get me wrong. I do understand that there are some very good teachers out there. I know because I had several good teachers throughout my school “career”. So I understand that there are great teachers out there that really do care. And those types of teachers should be uplifted and supported! But bad teachers that are only there because they want a 3 month vacation with pay should be exposed and eliminated from the school system. They’re not helping anything…
Its not the weed, its the music and governments propaganda lack of fathers and punishment and lateral warfare from other countries recently that caused that.
@@HANKHILLFORTXGOVERNOR I agree with everything you said except music… I listen to some of the most extreme death metal out there and yet I’ve never killed babies or dreamt of having all my limbs cutoff to rid myself of the inconvenience… let alone taken them seriously when outright tell you to smoke weed… it’s parenting end of story.
This has been debunked for at least a couple decades now…
@@brandoncrimmins6296 you can't tell me that people screaming into a microphone doesn't effect psychologically. That's just ignorant.
I think its silly to think that its just parenting and that music has no role to play just because it didnt affect you. Look at all the kids in the hood listening to trap since the age of 3, brainwashing themselves into thinking that hating the cops, leaving your baby momma and being a criminal in general is something honorable, attractive, respectable...@@brandoncrimmins6296
Being a throat cancer survivor I do not get hungry and tend to lose weight. The prescription pill did not help but the medical marijuana did. Also helps with sleep. Most people at the dispensary are older, like me.
yes thank you for sharing. The demonization of cannabis must stop
A nice Sativa during the day is great for energy, focus, and should give you a healthy case of the munchies which I have developed a habit of eating fruits and vegetables to curb! But nothing beats CBN for sleep! CBN is a derivative of CBD and if they extracted it right should not show up on piss tests due to how your body breaks it down. However, CBN is one of the more expensive extracts! Personally, I like White Kratom, which I can drink all the way till bedtime and I go right to sleep. My suggestion with Kratom is it needs to be fully filtered, which isn't as common as you would think!
You're the .1% exception
@@TheManOWrath You do realize that the most noticeable and #1 side effect of THC is an increase in appetite. Would you like to learn about THC/CBD because it seems like you are unaware of how it works. Take for instance if you have a euphoric effect from THC and you want that to go away you just take CBD and your senses are straight again? You realize it isn't just for getting high? Right?
Going from bongs to oil changed my life.
We lost my Grandma and one of my family members was using a lot of weed to cope and was working a lot. His attitude changed and his family left him and he quit and boom psychosis and paranoia and wouldn't leave the house for a year because of delusions. Still recovering after a year and believes some stuff that was in their head real.Whole life fell apart and now just picking up the pieces and got a job but paranoia still there and will never be the same.
It’s almost as if we shouldn’t be letting the population medicate themselves. Hmmm nah… that doesn’t sound logical…
I used to smoke weed but started getting panic attacks when I smoked. It felt like my heart is going to explode.
I still miss it and mostly replaced weed with alcohol
That is worse
switch back for your health's sake.
Edibles better than smoking
It is interesting that is such an issue (paranoia) as many choose MJ to ease their nerves but the high concentration causes the opposite. I am not sure alcohol is the better choice but maybe all in moderation (as the Ancient Greeks used to say). I wish you good health.
They tend to be stronger though@@colleeporter2657
3 years ago I would have been one of the 2k people down voting this and justifying everything I could about THC. It was the worst thing I ever put into my body and the effects of it were devastating. I developed psychosis, extreme paranoia, and a whole host of other problems.
Today I am glad to say I am one of the people who is voting this video up. I am two and a half years clean off all drugs and am so happy I faced the trauma and pain that was at the root of my using. I am living a life I never thought I would again.
THC is the worst drug I ever took, and I took a number of them. I am still dealing with the disconnection and cognitive decline it caused not to mention the short term memory loss. But things are MUCH better.
They say THC can't kill you. Boy are they wrong. Many people have ended themselves due solely to this drug. Get off it while you can. No judgement here, just encouragement.
How did you know your psychosis went away? You still sound paranoid. What other problems did you have?
@@TheAnimeist I used to make comments like this too when I had substance problems. Go get some help and don't get on social media when high or you end up saying nasty things like this. Take care.
@@billbo3590So instead of helping others to understand what you went through, you would rather berate me? All I'm asking is for clarity.
Sounds like it wasn't for you, I'm glad you're on the mend. I've been getting stoned for 17 years and still love it as much as day 1, no paranoia or negative effects. To each their own.
@@dreaminez472 They're altering some of it to get ultra high potency. If you grow your own, you should be ok. Keep it away from kids. It is a much bigger deal than it used to be. I'm against full legalization because we really do not have the psychological apparatus to handle it. People have been able to get a medical card super easy in Oklahoma for a while now, and believe you me, I can tell. I went from being able to stroll past where they were doing it in the dorms, and being in a band that had a couple of users to having severe indigestion and almost being knocked over by it.
Seen so many people saying something like; “weed keeps me focused, etc. etc.”, then they go off the deep end with anxiety and paranoia. Lots of potheads completely lost it during the “covid” scare. Driving around in their cars by themselves, with two masks on. One guy was even wearing something that looked like the Navy’s anti flash gear. Another guy I know, locked himself in a homemade bunker thing, convinced that covid was going to create zombies. 🤦🏻♂️
Marijuana ruined my life. I went from being super smart and popular to a below average student and an introvert. I was highly addicted and dropped out of college because of it. I swore it wouldn't lead to stronger drugs but of course that didn't happen. My brothers also became addicted, one is now a 59 year old unemployed, weed smoking alchoholic, and my other certainly never lived up to much and still has to do bong hits just to get up in the morning. I have many friends who still smoke tons of weed, one is do high most of the time he's hardly coherent. The others are like empty vessels, they have no interests in much besides watching movies, stupid TV and football. Their attempts at learning new things fail because their ability to learn is highly stifled. Most of the weed smokers I know say it calms them down, but they are always raging about something. The confusion that weed causes wears on their brains and they are always pissed off...or high. Most of them are still single. I quit smoking 15 years ago, but the damage was done. I feel so good now but my development in life was highly altered. I was definitely psychotic at times and was, along with my brother, diagnosed as bipolar. We live in this bizarre liberal world where they are saying it's OK to do anything. Everything seems to have warnings but the democrats don't seem to alarm anyone about the hazards of Marijuana. I'm not saying you should go to jail for possessing it, but there is zero education on the subject, and it is highly suspicious. I see so many little kids getting their "weed cards" and liberal minded parents don't seem to give a crap. I finish with this.. wherever you think you are as a weed smoker, you would be way farther had you not gotten into it. This argument that weed helped you is insane copium. God created the human brain as highly sophisticated, and bombing it with chemicals every day does not help it. I will argue this with anyone, I've lived it, I've seen it. Are there people ok smoking wees once in a while? Sure. But this society standard, and frankly this cover up about the effects of smoking weed are absolutely disgusting. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for your awesome comment. I can relate a lot. I too am so glad I stopped smoking it.
Sounds like you had some other personal issues that you needed to deal with.
@krisbacca7196 No...your wrong. I was extremely popular and outgoing as a kid. My brother got me high in 7th grade. Even my friends changed after starting to smoke pot. I remember parked in front of WAWA and no one wanted to go inside to buy munchies because we were all fricken paranoid. I knew a kid, totally awesome kid, wealthy family...great golfer. Started smoking weed and totally changed ..became a total loser. Died not long ago in his 40s from alchohol abuse. My friend Henry was THE most popular kid in his school. Started smoking all the time..just a lot of weed. 5 or 6 years later he started smoking crack, a couple years later he put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger. You stoners will use any copium to make it seem ok. It's not...pot may mask your problems but it does not help them. If you want to burn your brain out, that's fine. But don't push the "benefits" of smoking weed. Kids are doing it and it's really bad. We have a MAJOR mental health epidemic in this country...I wonder why? If your brain pumps out dopamine every time you take a hit ..what is that doing to your brain. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out.
@@pizzipaul1 that’s true.
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I quit smoking cigs and weed cold. I had a medical MJ card and live in a legal state. In part, I think it helped to escalate the speed in which I was showing symptoms for Lupus and other autoimmune issues/diseases. Sucks. 😔 😟 🙁 It's definitely not the cause, but I firmly believe recreational drug use can really ef up your body.
Or. Or you just have a weak immune system and lupus already.
@@user-rq7ym1jr9zOr the OP speaks the truth, unless you know everything there is to know about this substance.
I'll stop you there, you don't.
@@user-rq7ym1jr9zor maybe YOU have brain worms
I have Crohn’s disease and I’m to the point of questioning if it is hurting me more than helping.
Look into the autoimmune elimination diet. It is a method to find what foods cause you issues. Once you know, you can choose to avoid those foods. Most autoimmune diseases begin with leaky gut and inflammation. Identifying problem foods can heal leaky gut. My sister was able to reverse her lupus symptoms. For her, she stays away from gluten and dairy, and I believe corn and soy as well. Life changing for her. It isn’t easy to do, but worth a try for those suffering.
Thank you Doctor Drew !
When i was about 16. I asked my dad what he thought about marijuana. He said...tell me, in regards to t people who smoke regularly, how Amsterdams health care system is coping, in about 20 yrs. That was in 1984.
It really is shocking how potent weed has become over the last couple of decades. That and the variety of ways it can be consumed now.
We used to have to make 5 or 6 phone calls back in the day to get the kind of stuff they have today.
I recall the first time I smoked at a gathering over 20 years ago. I had no idea how it worked at the time, but the person who brought it had to clean the seeds out before we could partake. To anyone using back around that time, brick weed or brown frown was ubiquitous and it was much less common to find "dro" or hydroponically grown cannabis. The problem now is kids around that age have access to concentrates and much more potent product. I haven't seen seeds in any flower in a very very long time. I think it would be much more difficult to find any brick weed floating around anymore. But to summarize yes I think younger people having access to much more powerful cannabis is not ideal.
@@arklave brown weed and most weed before 97 had a high chance to be sprayed by pesticides like paraquat. Its what caused most to have a bad time with it back then. As was anticipated by those who sprayed said pesticides, They link the ill feeling to thc incorrectly. Dont blame the weed for lack of home training and government propaganda that makes people insane to bring the country low enough for occupation.
yea it's awesome.
lol, one of the most idiotic things a person can say about weed is, “how potent its become over the decades”, total canard. That is an absolute lie and pure propaganda. The ways in which it can be consumed haven’t changed one bit. What other scurrilous things do you have to say about weed? Let me guess, you “used to smoke it, but you didn’t like it and yadda yadda” lol, bet you never even been near cannabis.
Interesting to know about the increase in the concentration of THC. I smoked it on about 20 different occasions between 1993 and 2007, but since then I’ve seen no reason to touch it again . Same with alcohol since 2014.
That's cool I only use cannabis but alcohol is terrible. One of the worse drugs.. up there with heroin and meth.
@@gonelucid I don't really drink or smoke at all but I'm all for legalizing or at least decriminalizing weed. That being said, you really think that kind of attitude will win people over to your side? Maybe don't annoy the people who are likely to partake in something much more commonly accepted than what you prefer.
What is it with many weed apologists getting so defensive and comparing alcohol to hard drugs.
We all know what alcohol does and doesn't do, so why tell such an obvious lie?
How dare they improve the products on average and have people smoking less to gain the same effects! LOL...
This is false information, and what exactly has happened with this supposed increase in potency?
Nothing.
Potency levels are very inflated by as much as 50%, a recent independent study found.
Also, marijuana today is tested almost IMMEDIATELY after it’s harvested, and they’re using test results from 30 or more years ago on weed from police confiscated weed that was stored improperly.
Comparing apples to orangutans here.
I had 3 brothers and a sister who made bad decision after bad decision for their whole life. 2 of my brothers got lucky and some one helped them get their own houses. Both of them lost their homes because they would rather have their pot. It is really sad that they are in their older age and struggling to find a place cheap enough to rent. I had an addiction to prescription medication after I had a surgery that damaged some nerves in my leg. By the grace of God I was able to get an electric implant and get off of the prescription medication. The electric implants work. If you are in pain ask about these implants
There are bad effects and some very good effects . This should be prescribed by a professional. It has saved so many people who were living a life of pain when nothing else helped .
I live in one of the first states where recreational usage was legalized. I personally haven't used it in over 15yrs, but I do support its legality. People abuse things, even food. We don't need to put handcuffs on every aspect of life. I will also add, that I have former coworkers who have left for the Marijuana industry and they've shared photos of some of their manufacturing techniques and the potency of some of this stuff is a bit over the top and I would stress the utmost caution in using product that strong.
You would put handcuffs on those who kill for drunk driving? Weed has the same effects. So more weed smokers on the road isnt a good thing. Also taking into your lungs will lead to cardiovascular issues, lung cancer, as well as brain aging
Read my comment above. One day you will realize the huge error we have made, but by then it will be far too late. You will be wishing your time back if your son or daughter winds up as one of the terrible statistics. My daughter almost did. It ended her engagement and nearly ruined her career. No...some of us DO need our hands cuffed because we cannot make good decisions, and that number is growing at a staggering rate. Society will end up paying for this in every way. And by the way...I DID use marijuana recreationally when I was in university, so I am not speaking as if I know nothing about the subject.
I live in WA now, but I am from TX. Ironically, I rarely ever partake of the Devil's Lettuce. However, when I was a teenager in TX, I did. To get pot, you had to deal with some real shady people, mostly the Mexican Cartels. Presocription was dangerous back then, but it is extremely dangerous now with a wide open border and fentynol killing 100K a year. It is far safer to smoke weed from liscenced growers than it is the cartels, and that should be considered our national discussion, but it ain't.
I think that was all this video was saying. Know the risks. I know growers also. I fully support the legalization. It does help people. But know the risks. Don't pretend it is harmless for everyone.
@@davedawe2420I agree with you. I have two friends that are pretty messed up due to
Marijuana .. they aren’t dying of liver failure but they are much more anxious and paranoid than they used to be.. pretty much complete recluses. I think weed will only continue to mess people up in the future and the higher rates of people using it isn’t hood
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I never understood the saying of “Weed isn’t addicting.”
And yet those same people are smoking weed frequently.
They end up looking like a dependent child.
Thank you so much for creating this video. It changed my life.
Cannabis is fat soluble as opposed to water soluble so it remains in the body longer. It does affect judgement too. It also loses it affects if used regularly. It also dulls dream state in sleep. While you sleep more, it is not as refreshing. It is also an aphrodisiac which can make you become more focused on sex than normal. The smoking part is injurious to the respiratory system abd can cause inflammation to sinuses and lungs. It does stimulate creativity and slows down the perception of time. It also relieves boredom and depression and allows people to focus better.
Suprisingly acurate and objective. PragerU should hire you to do these videos.
I smoke 2 to 3 times a week; your assessment is spot on.
I don’t smoke but I believe in free will
I quit a while back . I developed frontal hemorrhoids. Now I hear the side effects is frontal roids. They don't tell you that until you have problems.
I am sixty-seven years old and find my moderate usage of marijuana to be enjoyable. I expect no miracles from it, just a placid evening at home in a mildly enhanced state. C'est la vie.
Thanks Dr Drew. Good video. I have been using Canibus since 1967. I’m 72. I had a good career. I have a good pension. I raised two children mostly by myself. Both are successful in that they have good careers and good family lives as well. They mostly do not use Canibus. Very occasional.
Today I use Canibus to help me with affects of very aggressive Chemotherapy twice. I no longer drink alcohol. Life is Good 😎
Sounds a lot like my experiences. Now that my arthritis is bad, I use it to sleep occasionally. Some of it ain’t what we used to smoke tho. Very strong.
@@MichelleCWeberwould have loved to try some of those classic strains back in the day that are so prevalent in today's gene pool of cannabis strains
My brother had a psychotic reaction to weed. He is older and grew up with the less potent strains.
A friend got him smoking the new super potent stuff and he literally lost his mind for about three days. We had to rush him to the hospital and they strapped him in bed for his own good.
I have terrible heart reactions to it, and can't even be in a room where it's being smoked.
Horrible experience. Don't let some clown tell you it's harmless.
" heart reactions " sounds like you have some paranoia issues. Some people can die of trace amount of nuts, Why ban it.
I have the same heart reactions
This is 100% a lie. Cannabis cannot cause psychosis, but it can absolutely trigger it in individuals who already have psychotic tendencies.
Relax most chest pain is referred g.e.r.d or heart burn why does it give people the Muncies increased stomach acid production.
You don't know what you are talking about.@@maintenancezone4451
As heavy user for many years, I'm now clean. I'm sleeping, dreaming and my skin is cleared up from boils. Yes, it is addictive.
I don't do nor have I ever done drugs. I've drank a beer like 4 times across my entire life, and I've never finished one.
That point of: you don't know your reaction to it until you try it, is what has kept me away from drugs.
TBF you can say that about anything you take into your body, even the things that belong there.
I think that's what caused me to try it.