I have used weed a number of times. I also consider myself a schizoid personality disorder person. Supposedly that is on the very mild end of Schizophrenia. I h

I have used weed a number of times. I also consider myself a schizoid personality disorder person. Supposedly that is on the very mild end of Schizophrenia. I have never found it to lead to psychosis or anxiety in myself. All it does for me is make me feel relaxed and euphoric. If I use a lot I feel more relaxed and euphoric. I am normally a person who is very detached from what people call a sense of self. I believe this immunizes me from the anxiety many feel when losing self control under substances. I do find annoying how many "pot heads" seem to think that weed is a panacea rather than a pacifier with some risks for some people. Although the effects are different I would very much consider it akin to alcohol or an opiate. If you have problems it will likely make them harder to deal with. If you are just looking to relax or escape and are not prone to anxiety then it is effective but in my experience not much different from alcohol or opiates except less physical harms or potential for physical addiction. I agree with the posters that for many if not most people, including myself, weed can give the illusion of some special insights or special connections to others but it is important to recognize just that, that this is an illusion, that our subjective feelings at any given time do not necessarily correspond to objective reality. It is shocking to me how many people in all kinds of areas of life think that because they feel something is true it must be true or important or relevant. Weed evidently makes many weed users feel it is a wonder drug, thus propagating and sustaining the mind virus. I think it should be legal. I also think if you want to be successful in life habitual use is ill-advised. I can certainly see how for anxious, over thinking, controlling types it could lead to psychosis, like any number of other things, even including ideas. However I believe this effect is more due to a pre-existing neurotic psychology of the specific user rather than an intrinsic property of the drug. But regardless it's not harmless. Additionally the long term effects are not well known.