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by mandmandam 353 days ago
> “Dangerous misconception”? Get out of here with that.

I will not.

The demonization of cannabis has led directly to it becoming high THC and low CBD, as I said. It also has lead to it often being tainted with all manner of adulterants, from ketamine to glass beads to plaster dust to worse.

> Cannabis is dangerous for schizoaffective people.

CBD is a leading target of research for it's anti-psychotic properties; and if you don't know this it's a complete mystery to me why you feel entitled to weigh in.

And it's not even the only compound in cannabis that is being investigated; there are others with anti-psychotic and synergistic potential.

> Why are people that smoke pot so tiresome about this?

What if what I'm saying might be true, and you're dead wrong to accuse anyone who disagrees of being a 'tiresome stoner'?

... Because, in fact, it may well be [0].

> Just accept that it’s not good for everyone!

If it's not for you, that's fine; but the wilful ignorance around cannabis over decades has caused far, far more harm than cannabis ever has.

Can you accept that it will may well have a role in treating "psychosis, in general and schizophrenia, in particular" [0]?

0 - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22716160/