Consequences of Legal Weed

[Dan Gould]

This is messed up and makes me glad I never smoked.

 

https://www.thefp.com/p/grass-sick-cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome-marijuana?r=px8hr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

 

[Dub Modal]

Paywalled article. Not a fan of Bari Weiss publications or involvement anywhere (RIP CBS news). She doesn't produce work in good faith.

But, did the article mention where these patients were getting this legal weed? Asking bc a recent study on legal hallucinogenic mushrooms focused on those products that came from gas stations which is problematic. 

[Dan Gould]

I don't know what I would possibly say to someone who doesn't think Bari Weiss or her media company produces work "in good faith".  And anyway that would get into politics, unfortunately.

The link is supposed to be a gift link so I don't know what happened.

The gist is that high levels of pot usage among the current population is producing a reaction in some users in which they are in utter and total physical despair, with multiple trips to emergency rooms, endless vomiting (cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS)).  For those who start to experience this, nothing cures it but quitting the weed.

 

Here's another link

https://www.thefp.com/p/grass-sick-cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome-marijuana?r=px8hr&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

[Rooster_Ties]

5 hours ago, Dub Modal said:

…a recent study on legal hallucinogenic mushrooms focused on those products that came from gas stations which is problematic. 

Gas station shrooms, or weed, or sushi too for that matter — just inherently seems like a bad idea.

[Stompin at the Savoy]

When I started college in 1970 there was a sign in my dormitory which explained that marijuana had now become much more powerful than before and warning that the new super weed was causing 'bad trips'.  55 years and the supposed authorities are still trotting out the same canards and  tropes!  For some people, using cannabis is a problem and they get into all the same gyrations as people stuck in food addictions, etc.  For most it's not that big a deal.  My advice: stay away from those vape cartridges.  You have no way of knowing what's in there and people adulterate them with things like vitamin E which is toxic to inhale like that.  Dry herb vaporizers are good.

[Dub Modal]

6 minutes ago, Rooster_Ties said:

Gas station shrooms, or weed, or sushi too for that matter — just inherently seems like a bad idea.

Agreed. These products are unregulated which poses issues on several fronts, public health being a biggie. I have friends that use weed and shroom products that display self testing results, and these friends haven't had any issues. Those products are purchased at higher end boutique stores and not the quickie mart. That's why I'm wondering what products are being used in the linked article, and if there's any studies cited. 

1 hour ago, Dan Gould said:

Here's another link

That still has a paywall unfortunately. Maybe it works for others? 

[JSngry]

 

[Kevin Bresnahan]

If you look into this Free Press article. they cite a study that has little backing for their conclusions. Their article is based on an internet-only study with no clinical follow-up: https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(25)00018-6/abstract

Basically, they had an online survey where they asked a bunch of people who claim to smoke a lot of marijuana if they get sick and based on their answers, made a conclusion that marijuana smoking is the only reason for their problems.

A study like this could be done for almost any medical condition.

[JSngry]

This 

[sgcim]

2 hours ago, JSngry said:

 

Sam Brown was on that album; a dude whose involvement with all types of drugs led to his suicide at the age of 39. RIP.

[JSngry]

Steve Swallow was on that record too!

[Kevin Bresnahan]

If someone is looking for a real medical study showing an actual link between THC and health risks, this one should do the trick: Cannabis Users Face Substantially Higher Risk of Heart Attack

It certainly got me to re-think the use of THC gummies to help me sleep. I have several friends who swear by 5 mg gummies before bed but given this new study, it's not worth it for me.

[Brad]

I’ve smoked occasionally and never had any issues. Anything done to excess however is not always beneficial. 

[ghost of miles]

Bari Weiss and the Free Press are absolutely bad-faith trash (CBS soon to be added to the list, now that she's taken her talents there), but yeah, we can't and don't want to get into that. Putting that aside, though, I've read other articles about this same syndrome, and it seems to be an actual thing, or at least worthy of further study. That doesn't mean weed shouldn't be legal, though. People get lung cancer from smoking cigarettes, cirrhosis of the liver from excessive drinking, heart disease from eating fast food... we have far more evidence of the damage that tobacco, alcohol, and fatty food can do to people's health. Lots of people find using weed, whether via smoking or edibles, to be psychologically and physically helpful, and much less destructive to their health in general than the other substances I just listed. 

Here's a non-FP article about the syndrome from the Cedars-Sinai website:

Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome

 

[Dan Gould]

At least you didn't call her a Nazi, David. 

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