[imesh]

My grandfather on my moms side smoked weed,ran marathons, kept his faculty position at the University, and took up new hobbies, up until the Alzheimers went to far to do any of that. My grandfather on my dads side lead a similar lifestyle (minus the the weed smoking) and ended up in the same situation. Studies are always coming out saying that these things are all helpful, but at the end of the day how long do you get to live and can you really beat your genes?

[veemjeem]

Most weed have low amounts of CBD, so not sure if your anecdotal story would fit here.

[max_]

It all comes down to the strain. High CBD & Low THC strains [0]

[0]: https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/10-best-cbd-can...

[imesh]

Ah, I was not aware of this.

[staticassertion]

Yeah, sadly I couldn't find a way to read the paper beyond the abstract for free, but the doses I've seen for CBD are like ~10 to 100x what you'd generally get from smoking weed I think. Not to mention that it's usually taken orally, not smoked, but again I can't read the paper so for all I know they were massaging it into their scalps.

[brutusborn]

Sci-hub will have the paper available

[177tcca]

I am.

Someone who vaporizes CBD/THC strains (all of them) still still getting way more CBD compounds than someone who isn't using cannabis at all.

[biolurker1]

That's the danger of these stories. Addicted people claim they are doing good to themselves while taking their drug.

[eecc]

Cannabis is not physically addictive and no reasonable LD has ever been found.

The only downside of pot is whatever you’re missing out while couched-in

[ltbarcly3]

This is factually false, cannabis is addictive and you do experience withdrawal if you stop using it after habitual long term use (anxiety, depression, among other withdrawal symptoms).

I'm not saying this is an argument for making it illegal, caffeine is physically addictive and certainly you experience withdrawal if you stop using it suddenly, etc.

However, saying cannabis is not addictive at all is just propaganda. If any chemical does something measurable in your body, you will almost certainly experience withdrawal symptoms if you suddenly stop using it after long term use. Withdrawal symptoms being unpleasant is basically the definition of physical addiction.

[reissbaker]

I think the addictive vs. non-addictive debate is mostly about what people mean by the word "addictive." Clinically, you're right: anything that affects the dopamine system will have clinically addictive properties (i.e. bingeing, preoccupation, anxiety, etc), and there's plenty of clinical research showing that long-term cannabis use can result in addiction. But what people sometimes mean by "addictive" is physically-painful and/or physically-dangerous withdrawal symptoms: nauseau, migraines, shaking, or even potentially death in the case of alcohol. Even heavy cannabis use doesn't generally result in those kinds of withdrawal symptoms.

[biolurker1]

Cannabis is very much psychologically addictive and hence the word pothead. If you don't know the pot culture and you don't see how these people can't have fun or pass a day without pot you will change your mind

[RHSman2]

But you see the end result, not what could have been. The weed Grandfather could have got Alzheimer’s way earlier