[virtualwhys]

I believe there have been studies done on the detrimental effects of regular marijuana use on adolescents and resulting (permanently) impaired cognition.

Having smoked way too much marijuana in my early life, it seems fairly obvious that regular drug use is potentially damaging to the developing brain (or any brain for that matter), independent of how interesting or intense the experiences while under the influence may be.

[collyw]

Marijuana isn't generally considered a psychedelic.

[titzer]

lmgtfy: http://psychedelics.com/thc/is-marijuana-a-psychedelic/

[no_identd]

"Psychedelics are an informal class", oh please. All classical psychedelics act as agonists of heterodimeric 5-HT2A–mGlu2 receptors.

[bfuller]

marijuana is definitely a psychedelic. eat a few grams of hash and tell me it's not.

[GordonS]

Not sure why you're getting downvoted - when eaten, THC is metabolised into 11-OH-THC, which is much more potent that THC. If you eat too much, cannabis has psychedelic effects that are not present when smoking/vaping, and some people compare the 'trippy' effects to those of LSD or mushrooms.

[collyw]

It isn't listed here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic_drug

That's what I mean by its not generally considered a psychedelic. I am aware some people class it as one.

Personally I have never experienced psychedelic effects from it.

[bfuller]

it is absolutely generally considered a psychedelic. like I said eat a few grams of hash and tell me it's not. it has been used that way in world religions for thousands of years.

[yesenadam]

But that's like saying "Alcohol is deadly. Drink 10 bottles of whisky and tell me it's not." It's a spurious argument, irrelevant. That's nothing like how the drug is used 99.9999% of the time. Sure, it can be psychedelic, apparently--though I never came across hash that was at all. I've read about people tripping on hash, but never even heard anyone talk about anyone they know having that experience. I guess you know this.

[collyw]

Post me some edibles over and 'll be happy to oblige. Never had that effect when I tried them before. Usually larger doses just made me giggly and put me to sleep.

[drbojingle]

I'd like to see this done with good lsd instead of marijuana.