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Originally Posted by Livia
I don’t think people who buy the end product are necessarily responsible, no. Personally I think it should be legalised, which would take the problem off the streets and the quality of the stuff we buy would be more controlled, but that’s another topic entirely. Neither I, nor the people that I know buy stuff from street corners. Of course that doesn’t mean that I know for sure that someone hasn’t been persecuted or abused along the way. But then, if you’re wearing a pair of Nike trainers, or have ever worn anything from any of the clothing stores that support Third World sweatshops, I could say the same about you.
There’s a massive picture of Charles Manson posted on page 3. That’s the reason I mentioned him.
Any kind of psychosis is relative. If you are psychotic from smoking dope, chances are that without it, you would be psychotic from prolonged use of alcohol or prescription drugs. If you have an addictive personality you will become an addict.
You’ve posted links to a couple of reports, one from the British Medical Journal, so I guess you’re assuming I’ve never read any of this stuff previously. I have, of course… and I’ve read the opposing view too.
More people are hospitalised with serious illnesses related to obesity than are admitted with problems centred around smoking cannabis. I get more upset about that, to be honest.
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BIB1 I strongly disagree - no market = no industry.
BIB2 Absolutely correct. We should all be much more conscious of where and how what we consume is produced. But this thread is about cannabis....
BIB3 I didn't assume anything. I don't know you. But I think there are very many very credible studies linking cannabis use to increased risk of psychoses.
BIB4 I'm very concerned about this too and think there's way too much focus on the very thin when there are FAR more who are very fat. It's just not PC to say that. Again, though, as with point 2, this thread is about cannabis....