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appmanga

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1. I'm a living example of this...

Reply to mzmolly (Original post)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 12:54 PM

Dec 21

...I have loads of family members who use weed without any severe issues, except for a brother who has the stomach pain that's recently been linked to marijuana usage, but it makes me paranoid and puts me into a bad mental state. So, I don't use it. I don't understand why someone would continue to use the drug if it negatively affects you, but some people do.

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More Than Just a High: The Cannabis-Schizophrenia Link - YALE School of Medicine [View all] mzmolly Dec 21 OP

I'm a living example of this... appmanga Dec 21 #1

Is this why alcohol use cannot be compared to cannabis use? efhmc Dec 21 #2

Both are potentially adverse to those who mzmolly Dec 21 #4

Thanks for the info. efhmc Dec 21 #9

I think alcohol is far worse than weed... appmanga Dec 21 #6

Thanks for sharing. mzmolly Dec 21 #3

Oh no. BannonsLiver Dec 21 #5

Yes, it can be harmful The Revolution Dec 21 #7

It isn't "reefer madness" to point out the marijuana of today isn't like the 1960s, valleyrogue Dec 21 #8

Depends what is added to the base cannabis. The flower alone is travelingthrulife Dec 21 #10

I agree. mzmolly Dec 21 #11

The biggest risk for developing schizophrenia is family history not pot Blues Heron Dec 21 #12

The biggest risk factor for developing "cannabis-induced psychosis" mzmolly Dec 21 #14

A danger to pot use 50 years ago that did this Captain Zero Dec 21 #13

I think it was PCP? mzmolly Dec 21 #15

I think I had the same experience drmeow Dec 21 #16

Yeah, hallucinogenics mzmolly Dec 21 #17