[TYPE_FASTER]

> Biesma has asked himself why he was vulnerable to what came next. He was nearing 50. His adult daughter had left home, his wife went out to work and, in his field, the shift since Covid to working from home had left him feeling “a little isolated”.

I think social isolation can be a factor here.

[unmole]

> He smoked a bit of cannabis some evenings to “chill”, but had done so for years with no ill effects.

Long term cannabis use might be a bigger factor.

[tom_]

This leapt out at me as well. Given the quote "some evenings", I'd put some money on him actually doing this near enough every day. And given the man was still doing this approaching 50, I'd put a bit more money on him having been doing this for, like, 25+ years.

If you want to maximize the chances of your weed habit causing you problems, this is exactly the sort of weed habit you should develop.

[tedmiston]

eh, that's a leap of faith assumption without knowing one's own dosage and personal effects.

someone who has 5 drinks a week and 5 drinks a day are going to have radically different longterm health consequences. but here we do not have said info.

light or microdose cannabis is way safer than alcohol.