Debate the pros and cons of cannabis usage - Another containment thread brought to you by US Politics General

[Hunter Hearst Helmsley]

I pretty strongly advocated for legalization most of my life. Over the years I’ve come to a few conclusions:

1. “Reefer Madness” is obviously a piece of propaganda, but there is some mental health danger involved with pot under certain conditions. Essentially, when there is very heavy use going on at the same time as other mental health issues are bubbling up. The paranoia can spin out of control into panic attacks and the minor hallucinatory effect seems to get multiplied when psychosis is otherwise bubbling up.

2. Driving/Operating heavy machinery on pot is a really bad idea. It’s more subtle impairment than alcohol but it’s there. I jokingly call it the effect where you end up waiting for a stop sign to turn green, but that sort of weirdness can go really bad at speed.

3. I didn’t anticipate legalization would include the super high potency distillates. They can really lead to overuse easily.

I still think legalization is the way to go, but now that the process is underway, the industry behind it and other advocates should try not to undersell potential dangers and I think there should be some discussion about if the super high potency vapes should be allowed.

Personally, I like the pot-lite experience of delta 8 right now and I also enjoy how cheap it is.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Cons: Gateway drug, makes people stupid and easy to control, is more dangerous than its addicts suggest


Pros:

 

[Caesar]

Its cool. Unless you make it your personality past age 18.

 

[mave957]

For anyone who comes across this thread later: in the meantime, the laws and access to medical cannabis have become much clearer. I used the Leafy DOC platform to talk with a licensed doctor and got a recommendation for therapeutic use. The process is completely legal, online, and medically supervised. There is a clear difference between using it to get high and using it as treatment. Especially for people with chronic pain or severe anxiety, the effects are comparable to traditional medication but with fewer side effects

 

[AMHOLIO]

I'm interested in the long term studies of the stronger strains of cannabis and their long term usage. I feel bad we'll probably lose a few people to pot brain in the meantime.

 

[Taser Confetti]

It's not harmful enough to warrant redirecting police resources - especially when people are dying of fent and ruining their lives with Kratom and 7-OH from Indian gas stations. It should be legal to purchase/consume but illegal to advertise anywhere but online. Also, municipalities should heavily restrict how many weed shops are allowed per area. If I had my way it would only be available online.

Diacetyl and whatever the hell the manufacturers of those cartridges decided to dump in.

Under no circumstances purchase a cannabis vape product manufactured outside of California. As much as people bitch about that state they go hard in the paint when it comes to consumer protection laws and standards outside CA aren't at the same level yet.

If you must use weed keep it to edibles and tinctures. Smoking and vaping anything is inherently bad for you. Your lungs are for air and nothing else.

And some stoners are just annoying to be around and lame all around.

I thought that it being legal would get rid of the "this is my whole personality" types but sadly that didn't happen.

 

[Agamemnon Busmalis]

If you must use weed keep it to edibles and tinctures. Smoking and vaping anything is inherently bad for you. Your lungs are for air and nothing else

Vaping isn't too bad unless you get into the heavy/weird shit.

Two packs a day of Camel unfiltereds in my case would be pretty expensive even thought I want them so bad sometimes I can taste them....

 

[One Winged Pear Farmer]

Pros: it’s fuckin dope

Cons; you’ll get way too much pussy

 

[Jogger The Nogger]

Just smoke cigarettes. They have way more ingredients in them so it's more bang for your buck. Simple maths.

 

[Taser Confetti]

Vaping isn't too bad unless you get into the heavy/weird shit.

We're not going to know how truly bad it is for at least a generation. Your lungs aren't in a better state than had you never done it.