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> Indeed, someone who, say, isn't even familiar with the difference between CBD and CBN-containing products probably should not be the person giving out recomme

> Indeed, someone who, say, isn't even familiar with the difference between CBD and CBN-containing products probably should not be the person giving out recommendations. Well, it's disappointing that you are more interested in being snarky than engaging seriously, I just hope you don't hurt anybody. And I hope if you do, you're in a position to know that it happened and to learn from it. I'd like to leave you with this thought experiment. You probably wouldn't feel comfortable telling a stranger on the Internet they should be taking sertraline, right? Why should you feel more comfortable telling them to take a CBD product? Do you really feel you have the context to prescribe drugs to strangers? Is that a rational belief?

DANmode 3y ago
No, I'll leave all of the drug recommending to the knowledgeable folks - like podcasters, and Coca-Cola! Nobody said anything about making a health recommendation to a stranger - almost always a mistake.¹ I make recommendations to people I have taken time to know well, who are struggling and ask for help. I also tell them I'm not a doctor - and to read! ¹Which is why doctors, with no true context, offering a psychiatric diagnosis (and prescription!) after an 11 minute appointment is often also ridiculous, ineffective - and potentially harmful.
- maxbond 3y ago
  You're injecting a lot of tone into a conversation where we're broadly in agreement. I'd appreciate it if you didn't do that. I'm here for discussion, not arguments.
  - DANmode 3y ago
    Where I am, it can unfortunately end up being a pretty serious legal accusation to say someone's making diagnoses, or prescribing medications.
    - maxbond 3y ago
      If I say these things "require a lot of context" and you respond with an insult, the natural inference is that you disagree. If it bothers you to be seen as supporting a position you don't agree with and feel may entail legal jeopardy, consider that it is entirely within your power to make a different decision about how to respond. That's my last word on the matter. Have a good day.
      - DANmode 3y ago
        I said nothing nearing an insult, or even personally about you, if one is reading and commenting within the guidelines, which ask us to assume the most charitable interpretation of what's written. The day was okay.
      - DANmode 3y ago
        "I'm not uncomfortable with how casually people sometimes recommend these products" ≠ these things "require a lot of context" I am comfortable with how casually people recommend CBD, especially if that replaces any % of the casual Xanax or SSRI recommendations I hear.

DANmode 3y ago

No, I'll leave all of the drug recommending to the knowledgeable folks - like podcasters, and Coca-Cola! Nobody said anything about making a health recommendation to a stranger - almost always a mistake.¹ I make recommendations to people I have taken time to know well, who are struggling and ask for help. I also tell them I'm not a doctor - and to read! ¹Which is why doctors, with no true context, offering a psychiatric diagnosis (and prescription!) after an 11 minute appointment is often also ridiculous, ineffective - and potentially harmful.

maxbond 3y ago
You're injecting a lot of tone into a conversation where we're broadly in agreement. I'd appreciate it if you didn't do that. I'm here for discussion, not arguments.
- DANmode 3y ago
  Where I am, it can unfortunately end up being a pretty serious legal accusation to say someone's making diagnoses, or prescribing medications.
  - maxbond 3y ago
    If I say these things "require a lot of context" and you respond with an insult, the natural inference is that you disagree. If it bothers you to be seen as supporting a position you don't agree with and feel may entail legal jeopardy, consider that it is entirely within your power to make a different decision about how to respond. That's my last word on the matter. Have a good day.
    - DANmode 3y ago
      I said nothing nearing an insult, or even personally about you, if one is reading and commenting within the guidelines, which ask us to assume the most charitable interpretation of what's written. The day was okay.
    - DANmode 3y ago
      "I'm not uncomfortable with how casually people sometimes recommend these products" ≠ these things "require a lot of context" I am comfortable with how casually people recommend CBD, especially if that replaces any % of the casual Xanax or SSRI recommendations I hear.