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Let's adjust the statement a bit. It's overrated. Still phenomenal compared to alcohol -- which is one of the weakest drugs per unit mass or volume. Literally o
by goldenkey 4y ago
Let's adjust the statement a bit.
It's overrated. Still phenomenal compared to alcohol -- which is one of the weakest drugs per unit mass or volume. Literally only 2% of blood ethanol gets to the brain, so most of what folks drink is actually performing organ damage, not CNS effects.
Like you said, Cannabis is a wildly diverse plant. Cannabinoids like CBG, CBC, and CBDV are extraordinary anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic agents.
100% agree with you and the literature does too. Daily use of high THC / low CBD cannabis is the main driver of the temporary psychosis we are seeing across cities that have legalized marijuana.
Studies show that CBD is actually antipsychotic whereas THC is the opposite, so we have essentially bred the plant into a tripping device versus what it used to be, a more cerebral relaxing experience.
- asguy 4y ago> Let's adjust the statement a bit. It's overrated. Still phenomenal compared to alcohol -- which is one of the weakest drugs per unit mass or volume. Literally only 2% of blood ethanol gets to the brain, so most of what folks drink is actually performing organ damage, not CNS effects. Most people don’t consume alcohol because of its efficiency. If they did, they’d be doing everclear shots or boofing it. They wouldn’t be mixing cocktails, aging whisky for decades, or pairing wines with food. Weed as a drug isn’t “phenomenal” compared to alcohol, unless you ignore most of the reasons people drink.
- the_only_law 4y ago> It's overrated. Still phenomenal compared to alcohol Most things that don’t leave me with a splitting headache and day long nausea are great compared to alcohol.