• neonred@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The thing for me is, everybody and his dog knows alcohol and nicotine are bad, everybody. Many know the same it true for sugar, it is just as addictive and damages your health. But I get the impression smoking canabis is “cool” and “safe”, because all the hippies were doing it, neglecting the fact the currently available stuff is much more potent than 50 years ago, so you kind of overdose most of the time as the cannabis from then is not the same as the cannabis from now. It’s something entirely different now and what association you had with it is not valid anymore.

    In my personal friendships are several people who have lost family members to cannabis, either by schizophrenia or them getting smushy in the brain and stranding on the street or living by at minimum wage and healthcare. In the middle of europe. Anyone belittering its impact is either ignorant, addicted or a pusher in my eyes, at least dangerously irresponsible.

    A good friend of mine works in healthcare for psychological evaluation and coordinating hospitalization and care. When cannabis was legalized some time ago, all who are working there could not believe their ears and eyes, they were horrified, because they meet and try to help these (and of course other) people for a living and with passion, just to know they will soon see more broken lives and souls than ever. For nothing.

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      so you kind of overdose most of the time as the cannabis from then is not the same as the cannabis from now. It’s something entirely different now and what association you had with it is not valid anymore.

      Lol, you can’t “overdose” on cannabis, unless over dosing is just taking a nap.

      my personal friendships are several people who have lost family members to cannabis, either by schizophrenia or them getting smushy in the brain and stranding on the street or living by at minimum wage and healthcare.

      Kinda just sounds like your using cannabis as an excuse to abandon your friends and family going through a rough patch.

      healthcare for psychological evaluation and coordinating hospitalization and care. When cannabis was legalized some time ago, all who are working there could not believe their ears and eyes, they were horrified

      Lol, you are clutching at pearls. I work in a hospital in an area of the US that’s known for addiction. No one here cares about pot because it’s nothing compared to dealing with patients addicted to meth, alcohol, or opioids. All of which are less popular now that pot is more widely available.