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There is some discussion around cannabis bans and their causes in their thread. One aspect that isn’t discussed much but could be very relevant to differing opi

There is some discussion around cannabis bans and their causes in their thread. One aspect that isn’t discussed much but could be very relevant to differing opinions here is that different people respond incredibly differently to marijuana. Some people experience various, mostly mild, forms of cognitive impairment such as sleepiness, thinking everything is funny, and memory issues. Other people seem to enter a state of heightened idea generation, like more of their brain is working on ideation than usual, and perhaps the sort of thing a priest class would find useful (thinking back to when this plant would have been domesticated). I’m sure there are many other types of reaction as well. If someone experiences priest mode or is around those that do, they will be more positive towards it than others who only see impairment mode. It is much less homogenous in its effect on people than alcohol is.

notamy 3y ago
> One aspect that isn’t discussed much but could be very relevant to differing opinions here is that different people respond incredibly differently to marijuana. Because it’s not about (only) the THC. The other cannabinoids, the terpenes, ... all seem to modulate the effect of the high.
systemvoltage 3y ago
You can’t excuse your way out with “it’s different for different people”. Guess what? Literally all medicines are. That’s why we use scientific analysis and statistical measures. No shit, things affect people in different ways. That’s the whole point of a large scale study like this. The entire thread is HN playing denial of the harmful effects of a thing we've advocated for years, often with no dissent.
rvcdbn 3y ago
wow I’ve never heard it put like that but that’s exactly it! I definitely have the second type of reaction. It really feels like short-term hypomania (have some experience with that too).
TheCleric 3y ago
And for some of us it just causes horrible anxiety.
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hydrok9 3y ago
William Burroughs famously said of weed, "I LOVE this stuff. It makes me THINK!"

notamy 3y ago

> One aspect that isn’t discussed much but could be very relevant to differing opinions here is that different people respond incredibly differently to marijuana. Because it’s not about (only) the THC. The other cannabinoids, the terpenes, ... all seem to modulate the effect of the high.

systemvoltage 3y ago

You can’t excuse your way out with “it’s different for different people”. Guess what? Literally all medicines are. That’s why we use scientific analysis and statistical measures. No shit, things affect people in different ways. That’s the whole point of a large scale study like this. The entire thread is HN playing denial of the harmful effects of a thing we've advocated for years, often with no dissent.

rvcdbn 3y ago

wow I’ve never heard it put like that but that’s exactly it! I definitely have the second type of reaction. It really feels like short-term hypomania (have some experience with that too).

TheCleric 3y ago

And for some of us it just causes horrible anxiety.

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hydrok9 3y ago

William Burroughs famously said of weed, "I LOVE this stuff. It makes me THINK!"