DWQA Questions › Tag: cannabisFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesLegislation is pending in California allowing parents to treat their children with cannabis on site in K-12 schools with a physician authorization. Is this wise or is it a slippery slope that opens the door to inappropriate use?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Risk to Humanity624 views0 answers0 votesCannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance amongst people with psychosis, and continued cannabis use following the onset of psychosis is associated with poorer functional and clinical outcomes. Yet, is it true that the role of cannabis use in causing psychotic episodes has been greatly underestimated because its use is so common and still widely believed by many to be, if anything, a benign calming influence?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Risk to Humanity777 views0 answers0 votesAlex Berenson, in his recent book: Tell Your Children the Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, reported data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2017 showing that about 2.5 million young adults met the criteria for serious mental illness, a rise of more than 25% from the previous year and double the rate in 2008. Among adults not using cannabis, fewer than 4% met the criteria for serious mental illness, and 13% for other mental illness. In contrast, about 10% of all cannabis-using adults over 18 met the criteria for serious mental illness, and another 25% met the criteria for less severe conditions. Is the increase of problems among cannabis users due to a causal relationship between cannabis use and mental illness?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Risk to Humanity804 views0 answers0 votesIs this doubling of the incidence of mental illness in cannabis users a fair estimate of the risk factor for using cannabis?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Risk to Humanity690 views0 answers0 votesMany apparent myths have sprung up following release of the motion picture, Reefer Madness, in the early 1900s that greatly exaggerated the ability of marijuana to cause outrageous changes in behavior. To what extent has such propaganda dismissing the dangers of cannabis made people complacent about its risks, and what will be the consequences?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Risk to Humanity581 views0 answers0 votesDoes cannabis not only increase likelihood of spirit possession, but cause alteration of brain function chemically that worsens the spirit degradation of mental health, and leading to serious mental illness?ClosedNicola asked 5 years ago • Spirit Possession683 views0 answers0 votesWill people who promote legalization of cannabis and its widespread use by others face karmic consequences? Is this also true of those who simply invest in “pot stocks?”ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Divine Caution806 views0 answers0 votesWhat are the benefits and liabilities of cannabis use?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Extraterrestrial Mind Control706 views0 answers0 votesWhat is behind the groundswell movement for legalization of cannabis use that is growing nationwide with many previous conservative skeptics now jumping on the bandwagon? Will this be a good thing?ClosedNicola asked 6 years ago • Extraterrestrial Mind Control658 views0 answers0 votes
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