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Alcohol is pretty much poison I agree with you there, I mean being hung over badly really feels to me like being poisoned. It's an unhealthy, shitty, possibly a
by joelbluminator 5y ago
Alcohol is pretty much poison I agree with you there, I mean being hung over badly really feels to me like being poisoned. It's an unhealthy, shitty, possibly addictive substance but it just feels good and socially accepted. However, perhaps there is one small difference; if you drink moderately you will almost surely be fine. 1-2 beers will not induce panic attacks, paranoia etc. With cannabis there is a small but significant segment of people (especially new users) that will experience bad panic attacks, paranoia and in rare cases erruption of mental illnesses. It gets worse when consuming large ammounts of cannabis but I think even moderate use can cause this.
Other than that there is the fact that cannabis stays for a long time in your system; up to 2 weeks. Thats 2 weeks of possibly diminished cognitive performance (I am not sure how diminished), thats a pretty bad side effect especially for students! Smoking even as much as once a week can have a bad effect. Having a beer once a week doesn't do that.
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoIt’s debatable if marijuana affects your mental ability. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/18/scientists-have-found-that-smoking-weed-does-not-make-you-stupid-after-all/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/18/scien...
- joelbluminator 5y agoThis paper is about long term effects, specifically whether IQ declines in adulthood after adolescent use. I was talking about effects days after use. "The strongest evidence regarding cannabis and memory focuses on its temporary negative effects on short-term and working memory.[83]" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_cannabis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_cannabis I'm not saying cannabis will make you dumb forever, but I am saying there's evidence it can diminish your abilities for up to a week or two after use, which might be a lot for certain people such as students, academics etc.
- jbluepolarbear 5y agoAnd I’m saying that’s also debatable. An anecdote, I can get blazed to high heaven and still perform my complex job duties with little difference in performance. I’ve won multiple trivia competitions while actively vaping marijuana. I took my driving test after ripping a bong. “Some” people may be dumber, but not all.
- rowanG077 5y agoI'm sorry but you misunderstanding what op said and sending a completely unrelated study plus an anecdote of a user doesn't convince me at all.