Medical Marijuana Leads to Addiction, Not Shown to Be Effective.

[Weatherman2020]

It is a psychoactive drug and medical experts are surprised when it alters the psyche? What Bizarro World have I landed in?
Shocking news from the world of science.
Said no one ever.
Huh, the next thing they'll tell us is that alcohol isn't an effective treatment for depression.

There’s good reason they bypass the FDA approval process.

“Gilman said it was ‘disturbing’ that patients treating symptoms of depression or anxiety with marijuana were the most vulnerable to developing cannabis use disorder. The study concluded that marijuana may ‘pose a high risk or may even be contraindicated for people with affective disorders.'”

Study: Medical Marijuana Leads to Addiction, Not Shown to Be Effective - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Medical marijuana has been legalized in 37 states, but a new study released Friday found that the drug had no benefit for those treating pain, depression, or

spectator.org

 

[Moonglow]

Meaning Findings from this study suggest the need for further investigation into the benefits of medical marijuana card ownership for insomnia symptoms and the risk of CUD, particularly for those with anxiety or depressive symptoms.

Effect of Medical Marijuana Card Ownership on Pain, Insomnia, and Affective Disorder Symptoms

This randomized clinical trial examines the risks and benefits of a medical marijuana card, including the development of cannabis use disorder and improvement of insomnia symptoms.

jamanetwork.com

 

[Moonglow]

one in five people has a characteristic of being addicted when using anything.

https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/cbhsq-reports/NSDUHNationalFindingsReport2018/NSDUHNationalFindingsReport2018.pdf

 

[Death-Ninja]

I can think of no scenario where a psychoactive narcotic would be appropriate for treatment of mood disorders(Affective Disorders), such can provoke psychosis, and we have known exactly that going all the way back to the 1960's when serious experimentation was conducted. The percentage of inidividuals with a diagnosed Affective Disorder using cannabis, then developing psychosis is quite high, well above those who do not suffer from an Affective Disorder....

 

[Moonglow]

I can think of no scenario where a psychoactive narcotic would be appropriate for treatment of mood disorders(Affective Disorders), such can provoke psychosis, and we have known exactly that going all the way back to the 1960's when serious experimentation was conducted. The percentage of inidividuals with a diagnosed Affective Disorder using cannabis, then developing psychosis is quite high, well above those who do not suffer from an Affective Disorder....

Marijuana is complex chemically and not yet fully understood, but it is not a narcotic. Like alcohol, marijuana acts as both stimulant and depressant, but it lingers in body organs longer than alcohol. Smoking marijuana can injure mucosal tissue and may have more carcinogenic potential than tobacco.

Marijuana's effects on human cognitive functions ... - PubMed​

 

[Moonglow]

What you may not realise, however, is that this follows from the fact that the human body actually produces its own endogenous cannabinoids: natural equivalents of the compounds found in the cannabis plant, such as THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol).Oct 24, 2017

Pot or not, your body produces its own cannabinoids - Finfeed​

 

[Moonglow]

ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY​

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base states that “epidemiological data indicate that in the general population marijuana use is not associated with increased mortality” (IOM, 1999, p. 109). More recently, modeling studies have estimated that a substantial disease burden—and the associated decrements in the quality and length of life—can be attributed to cannabis use (Degenhardt et al., 2013; Imtiaz et al., 2016). By contrast, a recent systematic review informed by epidemiological data did not report a statistically significant association between cannabis use and mortality (Calabria et al., 2010). This section reviews the available literature to assess the evidence and develop conclusions about cannabis-related mortality.

Injury and Death - The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids - NCBI Bookshelf

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Big tobacco is behind the pot legalization/mainstreaming push so don’t expect honesty.
Those who advocate for pot normalization are addicts and psychopaths.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

I can think of no scenario where a psychoactive narcotic would be appropriate for treatment of mood disorders(Affective Disorders), such can provoke psychosis, and we have known exactly that going all the way back to the 1960's when serious experimentation was conducted. The percentage of inidividuals with a diagnosed Affective Disorder using cannabis, then developing psychosis is quite high, well above those who do not suffer from an Affective Disorder....

Yes, marijuana has been shown to be particularly harmful to those with a predisposition for Schizophrenia, and may cause symptom onset earlier in life.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I can think of no scenario where a psychoactive narcotic would be appropriate for treatment of mood disorders(Affective Disorders), such can provoke psychosis, and we have known exactly that going all the way back to the 1960's when serious experimentation was conducted. The percentage of inidividuals with a diagnosed Affective Disorder using cannabis, then developing psychosis is quite high, well above those who do not suffer from an Affective Disorder....

That’s why they refuse to submit it for FDA approval.

 

[Moonglow]

Big tobacco is behind the pot legalization/mainstreaming push so don’t expect honesty.
Those who advocate for pot normalization are addicts and psychopaths.

I am not nor is my mother we are skilled professionals that live a middle-income life...Do you have a link to prove your allegations?

 

[Moonglow]

Yes, marijuana has been shown to be particularly harmful to those with a predisposition for Schizophrenia, and may cause symptom onset earlier in life.

Link to this information?

 

[Moonglow]

That’s why they refuse to submit it for FDA approval.

There are laws blocking the ability to submit it to the FDA.

 

[Moonglow]

I can think of no scenario where a psychoactive narcotic would be appropriate for treatment of mood disorders(Affective Disorders), such can provoke psychosis, and we have known exactly that going all the way back to the 1960's when serious experimentation was conducted. The percentage of inidividuals with a diagnosed Affective Disorder using cannabis, then developing psychosis is quite high, well above those who do not suffer from an Affective Disorder....

Do you have a link or are we just supposed to listen to amateurs that have zero experience?

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Link to this information?

AKT1 genotype moderates the acute psychotomimetic effects of naturalistically smoked cannabis in young cannabis smokers - PMC

Smoking cannabis daily doubles an individual's risk of developing a psychotic disorder, yet indicators of specific vulnerability have proved largely elusive. Genetic variation is one potential risk modifier. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Moonglow]

AKT1 genotype moderates the acute psychotomimetic effects of naturalistically smoked cannabis in young cannabis smokers - PMC

Smoking cannabis daily doubles an individual's risk of developing a psychotic disorder, yet indicators of specific vulnerability have proved largely elusive. Genetic variation is one potential risk modifier. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

From your link: It is speculative at best.

Smoking cannabis daily doubles an individual's risk of developing a psychotic disorder, yet indicators of specific vulnerability have proved largely elusive. Genetic variation is one potential risk modifier. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the AKT1 and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genes have been implicated in the interaction between cannabis, psychosis and cognition, but no studies have examined their impact on an individual's acute response to smoked cannabis.

 

[Moonglow]

Smoking weed affects people differently just as other drugs do...We are not all carbon copy stamps of each other.

 

[Moonglow]

I have smoked since 1977 and yet function as normal as any other person in this world

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

From your link: It is speculative at best.

Smoking cannabis daily doubles an individual's risk of developing a psychotic disorder, yet indicators of specific vulnerability have proved largely elusive. Genetic variation is one potential risk modifier. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the AKT1 and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genes have been implicated in the interaction between cannabis, psychosis and cognition, but no studies have examined their impact on an individual's acute response to smoked cannabis.

It's no speculative. There is a distinct connection especially in those individuals with specific genotypes.

AKT1 is one such gene.

READ THE PAPER.

 

[petro]

But I will continue to enjoy after a long day building million dollar houses.
Thank you for your concerns.