re: Study: Marijuana Tied to Persistent Subclinical Psychotic Symptoms

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Addy is prescription only


Oh. So because it's prescribed, it's not bad for you? Hm. News to me.

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That's a strawman. One is being legalized, the other requires you to seek medical attention and be under a doctor's care.

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I'm not ok selling the drug to the public that's wonderful and safe [img]when it's not[/img].


Well..Idk about you but ya ever listen to the side effects of many prescription drugs?

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Again.. was is under the care of a doctor and not being talked about in terms of rec use.

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And all of these are absolutely HORRIBLE for you.

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And I can't go to my local store and just buy them for recreational use.

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Hmm. Are you saying cough syrup can't kill you? Go chug a bottle of rx cough syrup. I'll smoke an Oz of weed. Let's see who ends up in the hospital.

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I'm not drinking a bottle of rx cough syrup. I follow my prescription instructions that is based on the known amounts within the bottle that is standardized. Pot ranges, in rec use.... not prescribed under the care of a doctor.

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Not mood altering? Really? Hm. So if I'm hungry and I eat mcdonalds, my mood doesn't improve?

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No...

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Also. Fast food and processed food lead to heart disease and several other horrible health ailments.

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I can see we are dropping into silliness.

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And yet (damn near) every child over the age of 5 gets their daily caffeine fix.

Won't you think of the children?

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I'm for banning caffeine powder. You are barking up the wrong tree.

As for caffeine in drinks like coffee, you are mistaken that it's bad for you.

Caffeinated coffee cuts mouth and throat cancer risk by 50%. Coffee can reduce the risk of stroke as much as 22%. Shown to reduce the risk of several types of cancer.

In Japan, researchers have shown that caffeine increases memory. Also, a newer study out of Johns Hopkins University showed that a 200mg caffeine pill helped boost memory consolidation.

Caffeine mixed with carbs replenishes muscle glycogen concentrations faster after exercise.

Caffeine detoxes the liver and cleanses the colon when taken as a caffeine enema.

Caffeine can stimulate hair growth on balding men and women.

Caffeine relieves post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%

Research shows that those who consume coffee are at less risk of developing Parkison’s disease and it even reduces the risk of those genetically more likely to develop the condition.

Caffeine helps ward off Alzheimer’s.

Caffeine through coffee protects against eyelid spasm.

A new study out of Rutgers University found that caffeine prevented skin cancer in hairless mice. Another study showed that caffeinated coffee drinkers have less risk of developing melanoma.

People who consume caffeine have a lower risk of suicide. That's just the opposite of the current studies on MJ

Caffeine may reduce fatty liver in those with non-alcohol related fatty liver disease. This study comes out of Duke University.

Caffeine is shown to reduce liver fibrosis risk in patients with hepatitis C.

Caffeine consuming men showed increased semen volume and significantly less sperm DNA fragmentation than non-caffeine consuming men. The opposite is true for MJ

Men who consume 250-375mg of caffeine per day have a much lower risk of developing ED (erectile dysfunction). Reduced risk was even observed among men consuming as little as 85mg of caffeine daily. This research was conducted by The University of Texas Medical School.

Caffeine Reduces Kidney Stone Risk. In a large 217,883 person study, those that consumed caffeine from any source had less kidney stone formation than those that did not consume caffeine. The researchers believe that this is because caffeine makes urine more dilute.

Caffeine helps those with asthma. A study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine concluded that caffeine seems to open airways and help asthmatics breathe easier similarly to theophylline a drug currently used and one that’s a close cousin to caffeine.

A recent study conducted by the Australian Department of Defence found that caffeine consumption improves driving performance and reduces driver error. Caffeinated gum was used in the study on soldiers that had been sleep-deprived for 50 hours. Not with MJ.. it's the opposite.

Research out of Germany showed that weight loss study participants who drank 2-4 cups of caffeinated coffee a day were more likely to be successful at keeping the weight off than those who did not consume caffeine.

Researchers from Stanford University found that caffeine blocks the expression of a gene responsible for low-grade chronic inflammation as we age. This inflammation eventually leads to high blood pressure, hardening of the arteries, and heart disease. Caffeine seems to help reduce this age-related inflammation in those that are regular consumers of the drug.