[edhowzerblack]

For some people it leads to issues. Here are some of the possible issues one can encounter: depression, anxiety, loss of motivation, psychosis, low testosterone, lack of energy / motivation, loss of concentration, short-term memory loss, lung damage...

Whether or not an individual experiences any of these negative side effects will likely depend on a variety of different factors ranging from the person's personality, to their genes, their state of mental and physical health, how often they smoke, and what precisely they smoke. I'm not sure where you live or what kind of weed you smoke but a lot of weed on the streets of the US today has a dramatically higher level of THC than it did in the past. When the THC levels are much higher than the other cannabinoid compounds it increases the risk of psychosis.

So I think the bottom line here is that you need be careful and be mindful that weed is not "harmless." Growing up, we thought it was harmless because you can't overdose on it and people don't generally smoke all their money away the way some people do with other drugs. But it can still fuck you up. It just takes longer and does so in much more subtle ways.

I hope that helps you...

[geebee]

I think you make make an important point here. Right now, I think many people (in the US, anyway) are now creating a counter-narrative to the previous "war on drugs" mentality that vastly overstated the dangers of cannabis and vastly understated the harm of criminalization. However, it is certainly possible to go too far with this counter-narrative, and at times, yeah, I do think that some people are practically pushing the use of powerful cannabis if if it were some sort of health elixir. It can absolutely be a harmful substance, let's not forget that.

I do believe that occasional use of mild cannabis is generally harmless for most people. But I am in agreement with you that all use (or perhaps even typical use) isn't necessary harmless.

[solarkraft]

> It can absolutely be a harmful substance, let's not forget that.

Less so than alcohol, let’s not forget that.

I don’t disagree with you, it can be harmful and doesn’t solve all problems, but the above can hopefully give some perspective.

People can waste extraordinary amounts of time with either, form some kind of dependency, but harm from direct consumption or secondary effects are, let’s say … „less common“.

[blooalien]

Also to be considered is that any substance can be harmful if abused in excess; even "harmless" substances or beneficial substances. Even drinking too much water can lead to "water poisoning" [1]. It's even led to a death in a radio contest [2]. There's also the fact that not every person responds to every substance in exactly the same way. Some may experience adverse effects after minor exposure, where others may abuse a thing in excess and never display any outward signs of a negative effect.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

[2] http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/hold-your-wee-w...

[herbst]

> what kind of weed you smoke but a lot of weed on the streets of the US today has a dramatically higher level of THC than it did in the past

This is a good point. I live in Switzerland, we have a healthy cannabis market that is mostly dominated by growers from the 80s and 90s. We do have the "killer weed" the youth likes to smoke, but the majority of stuff i come in contact with are classic, medical or at least CBD heavy strains. Nobody in my circle likes getting super high, we all just enjoy the good ol' buzz.

> So I think the bottom line here is that you need be careful and be mindful that weed is not "harmless."

You are absolutely right. I also have a little hate for myself for starting way to early which surely didn't help my mental development.

However i am way more afraid of Sugars and excessive Chemicals in my food that are slowly poisoning me. So for health perspective i would rather spend my efforts quitting sugars or cigarette smoking for a start :)

> I hope that helps you...

It did, thank you for your input!

[cheese_van]

> ... but a lot of weed on the streets of the US today has a dramatically higher level of THC than it did in the past.

There's some truth to this, but in a misleading way. Sure, in the '70's, the product we'd snag in the streets, leaves mainly, was in no way as potent contemporary product.

But, but, we were just as discerning then as now. Should we wish something a bit more potent, it was widely available. At that time, most product from Thailand, and a great deal from Afghanistan certainly compare.

In sum, if you wanted it, it was available for a price. So the belief, "much stronger than in the past," is somewhat of a canard.

[zamalek]

I quit due to anxiety attacks. After 1 drag of basically anything (chronic, cheap shit, indica, sativa, you name it), it would take no longer than 1 minute to begin.

Every time I explain that, in roll the fans telling me I'm somehow doing it wrong. I smoked the shit daily for years, I knew the ins and out of weed.

It just leads to issues with some people, as you said.

[neuroticfish]

>Every time I explain that, in roll the fans telling me I'm somehow doing it wrong.

"Wrong strain, bro"

I started experiencing cannabis induced panic attacks first year of college and quit after the second time. People were annoying about it for a few years but as time went on I found that more and more people had the same experience I did. MM is great but I think the recreational and unprescribed "benefits" are exaggerated. It's a shame we don't have more data.

[BrianOnHN]

Do/were you guys regularly taking fish oil supplements?

[oblib]

I'm curious to know why you asked this?

I did shallow search and found this: "No interactions were found between cannabis and Fish Oil. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider."

https://www.drugs.com/drug-interactions/cannabis-with-fish-o...