re: Medical marijuana does not help with anxiety, depression, doubles risk of addiction: study

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Sorry, potheads LINK

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Sorry, dickheads, the study is conducted by:

the Center for Addiction Medicine at MGH and paid for bythe National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

So, literally they have a monetary interest in spreading this fear porn.

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MGH researchers began their trial in 2017 with 269 adults (average age of 37) from the greater Boston area who were interested in obtaining a medical marijuana card. One group was allowed to get MMCs immediately, while the second group, designed to serve as a control, was asked to wait 12 weeks before obtaining a card. Both groups were tracked over 12 weeks. The team found that the odds of developing CUD were nearly two times higher in the MMC cohort than in the wait list control group, and that by week 12, 10 percent of the MMC group had developed a CUD diagnosis, with the number rising to 20 percent in those seeking a card for anxiety or depression.

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Addicts rush to get drugs. Non-addicts do not rush to get drugs. Shocking! Truly the height of scientific research.

Weed dudes are so sensitive

If someone goes "hey man it's probably not ideal to drink whiskey all that regularly" I'm like

well, yeah, probably not

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Don't use weed, take these 14 pharmaceuticals instead!!!

It's science!

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This. I'd trust pot over the chemical garbage they're selling.

I take Prozac every day for anxiety and depression

I eat Delta 8 edibles 2-3x/week to relax or for fun (it also acutely helps with the anxiety/depression)

Am I addicted to the Prozac or the weed?

It’s a depressant.

Pot isn't a miracle drug. It's useful in treating a variety of problems but it isn't a cure for anything. Few drugs really are. It shouldn't be treated as some harmless substance though. It can be detrimental to people. It causes difficulty in higher chains of thought( ) and decreases motivation and organizational skills. If consumed responsibly it can be helpful but people prescribed to it or using it illegally are rarely responsible people.

At the end of the day it's used as a crutch in most cases (like all other mind altering substances) as it reduces the chances the person taking it actually deals with their issues in a healthy way.

This obviously doesn't apply to people with cancer or diseases. Give them pot all day if they want it.

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Because they do it at home

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Nah. At least half the people you see vaping in bars are hitting weed vapes, not nicotine ones.

Also, we are sorry to inform you that insurance only covers 1 of your prescriptions

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do think the attempts to recharacterize weed as a drug of the professional, responsible family man and have that as the rule rather than the exception is ridiculous and completely undermined by the life experience of almost everyone who is honest about it

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This is somewhat of a self fulfilling prophecy, no? I'm the GenX family man with stable job and income that smokes every evening. My acquaintances that smoke are basically the same. Managers, medical people, professionals, executives, etc... I'm not going to be hanging in the same circles as the paycheck to paycheck pothead, so they wouldn't be my normal experience. I 100% know they exist, but they are non-existent in my sphere. To me, successful, stable stoners are the norm.

If I was a paycheck to paycheck pothead, my experience and social circle would likely be much different.