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Ok then. If we take the hypothesis at face value, what is to be done about it? Prohibition obviously isn't a solution as that's the status quo - it's already il

Ok then. If we take the hypothesis at face value, what is to be done about it? Prohibition obviously isn't a solution as that's the status quo - it's already illegal for teens to buy and consume cannabis.

throwitaway222 3y ago
Remove it from people that are older so that people that are younger don't have access.
- denkmoon 3y ago
  Doesn't seem very fair or consistent with how we balance individual freedom vs societal costs of other recreational drugs.
mpol 3y ago
You almost make it sound as if there are no solutions :) Education is an idea, let people know what the risks are and what symptons are to go see a doctor. This could be a mandatory magazine at shops. People at risk could get better treatment, just someone to talk to about their strugles in life can be very helpful.
- dylan604 3y ago
  You can make reading material mandatory to be handed out, but you can't make it be read. Even if you forced the person to read it then and there at time of purchase, it will just be glanced over similar to software EULA/TOS crap on apps/websites. Ignoring that these are teenagers that are going to do whatever they want because that's what a teenager does just means that you're going to waste your time.
  - jimbob45 3y ago
    "Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined." They've started to put the above statement on top of cigarette cases at my local grocery store. It's not super prominent, nor is its color garish but I'm still surprised every time I read it and I've seen a few others surprised too. There are certainly ways to effectively use reading material to combat these things.
fleshdaddy 3y ago
Maybe just lowering the allowed concentration of thc in products. It’s wild how strong some of the weed is now. Splitting a joint now I imagine is quite a bit different than in the 70s.
kelnos 3y ago
Education is one thing. You can't force people to learn, but things like alcohol abuse disorder are much more publicly known and understood than it used to be, and that's largely due to education campaigns. Otherwise, we don't have to completely deregulate sale and use. Legally limit THC concentration, and/or require a certain minimum for the CBD-to-THC ratio in products. As the article (and others here) have pointed out, THC concentration has only gone up over time, especially as pot has become legalized in many places. Certainly some people will still find/make things with higher concentrations, but legally limiting the concentration will act as education of its own, and a lot of people will end up with safer products.
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jdietrich 3y ago
Cannabis is a risk factor in schizophrenia, but it is a million miles from being the risk factor. Happy, healthy young people with stable family lives rarely use cannabis on a daily basis; conversely, people with troubled childhoods and pre-existing mental health problems are most at risk from heavy cannabis use. If the goal is preventing severe mental illness, then the best solution we've got right now is coordinated and well-funded multi-agency intervention to support at-risk families and young people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factors_of_schizophrenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factors_of_schizophrenia
- mpol 3y ago
  Can someone explain was this was being downvoted?
  - denkmoon 3y ago
    Cannabis is an emotive topic around here.
  - jdietrich 3y ago
    I don't want to cast any aspersions, but I've generally had bad luck with comments that boil down to "this is a complex psychosocial problem and the only credible response is a complex psychosocial intervention".

throwitaway222 3y ago

Remove it from people that are older so that people that are younger don't have access.

denkmoon 3y ago
Doesn't seem very fair or consistent with how we balance individual freedom vs societal costs of other recreational drugs.

mpol 3y ago

You almost make it sound as if there are no solutions :) Education is an idea, let people know what the risks are and what symptons are to go see a doctor. This could be a mandatory magazine at shops. People at risk could get better treatment, just someone to talk to about their strugles in life can be very helpful.

dylan604 3y ago
You can make reading material mandatory to be handed out, but you can't make it be read. Even if you forced the person to read it then and there at time of purchase, it will just be glanced over similar to software EULA/TOS crap on apps/websites. Ignoring that these are teenagers that are going to do whatever they want because that's what a teenager does just means that you're going to waste your time.
- jimbob45 3y ago
  "Every year tobacco kills more Americans than did World War II — more than AIDS, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, vehicular accidents, homicide and suicide combined." They've started to put the above statement on top of cigarette cases at my local grocery store. It's not super prominent, nor is its color garish but I'm still surprised every time I read it and I've seen a few others surprised too. There are certainly ways to effectively use reading material to combat these things.

fleshdaddy 3y ago

Maybe just lowering the allowed concentration of thc in products. It’s wild how strong some of the weed is now. Splitting a joint now I imagine is quite a bit different than in the 70s.

kelnos 3y ago

Education is one thing. You can't force people to learn, but things like alcohol abuse disorder are much more publicly known and understood than it used to be, and that's largely due to education campaigns. Otherwise, we don't have to completely deregulate sale and use. Legally limit THC concentration, and/or require a certain minimum for the CBD-to-THC ratio in products. As the article (and others here) have pointed out, THC concentration has only gone up over time, especially as pot has become legalized in many places. Certainly some people will still find/make things with higher concentrations, but legally limiting the concentration will act as education of its own, and a lot of people will end up with safer products.

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jdietrich 3y ago

Cannabis is a risk factor in schizophrenia, but it is a million miles from being the risk factor. Happy, healthy young people with stable family lives rarely use cannabis on a daily basis; conversely, people with troubled childhoods and pre-existing mental health problems are most at risk from heavy cannabis use. If the goal is preventing severe mental illness, then the best solution we've got right now is coordinated and well-funded multi-agency intervention to support at-risk families and young people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factors_of_schizophrenia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factors_of_schizophrenia

mpol 3y ago
Can someone explain was this was being downvoted?
- denkmoon 3y ago
  Cannabis is an emotive topic around here.
- jdietrich 3y ago
  I don't want to cast any aspersions, but I've generally had bad luck with comments that boil down to "this is a complex psychosocial problem and the only credible response is a complex psychosocial intervention".