I'm amazed
by how may people I know or know of who have mental problems through the use of Cannabis. People really piss me of when they try to justify it. If people want to use it, that's fine, it's their choice at the end of the day, but don't try to tell me it's harmless or less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol. Everything is dangerous when abused.

I hope your bro has some success fighting it.
(Strangechap I look normal on the outside..., Fri 19 Dec 2008, 12:54, 1 reply)

Agree
The number of people we have coming through with drug induced psychosis is awful. A lot of young (16+) ones too. And you just KNOW its the Canabis that triggered/exacerbated the problem. Thats not including the social/legal/family problems. I get quuite angry on here when people start bragging about how much weed they've done. Maybe they should consider themseleves lucky.

moralising rant mode over.
(kitescreech still here, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:19, closed)

Skunk
I do wonder if skunk has a lot to do with it.

I've noticed that since skunk started becoming very popular (mid 90's when it came to my attention) most people I know that smoke have become a lot more useless (and sociophobic) in general when they were smoking skunk in preference to hash.

I had to pack it in, the effect of skunk was just too debilitating so I just didn't bother with any of it any more.

Are the mental health issues due to the higher strength of what's about, or is the reporting getting better, or is it just that more people are smoking so therefore there are going to be more cases of people having problems with it?
(JohabMorelli is spenging merrily away, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:37, closed)

There's absolutely no evidence for any sort of causal link though.
But it can act as a trigger for those already predisposed to psychotic-type mental disorders.

FWIW I had my first psychotic episode before I started smoking, and have smoked skunk more or less every day for about 8 years with no ill effects... (well, not ones caused by the skunk anyway!)

People differ though, and if it plays with your head in that way you shouldn't be smoking it. Abusing anything can fuck you up.
(Son of Sam-i-am We're all as mad as hatters here, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:58, closed)