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Medical Marijuana

Marijuana is Bad, Worsens Symptoms of PTSD

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Veterans deserve quality care. Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) plans to offer an amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, in an effort to make it easier for veterans to access medical marijuana.The Blumenauer Amendment to allow the Veterans Administration to prescribe “medical marijuana” for veterans suffering from PTSD will cause the death and/or destruction of many veterans, and many others at their mercy.

All credible scientific studies indicate that marijuana use makes mental illnesses worse, not better.  Furthermore, Judge Kimberly Mueller recently upheld the Schedule I status of marijuana, meaning  no medical application and potential for abuse.  There are numerous studies showing that today’s highly potent pot causes psychotic breaks leading to violent acts and suicides. Continue reading Marijuana is Bad, Worsens Symptoms of PTSD →

California

Marijuana is NOT Safer than Alcohol

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Skunk Alert: Marijuana is NOT Safer than Alcohol

Part 9 of a 9 part series

Unlike alcohol which consists of one chemical that is excreted from the body in a matter of hours, marijuana is fat-soluble, one half of which stays in the body and brain for a month, compounding with
each additional joint; longer than any other drug. It consists of 483 chemicals that turn into over
2,000 when smoked, and 61 cannabinoids all of which are bioactive and some are psychoactive.
The main psychoactive drug is THC (delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol). The THC content of marijuana has increased from ½ to 2% in the 60’s and 70’s to as high as 40% in smoked form, and 95% as wax or BHO (Butane Hemp Oil). While alcohol in moderation can even be beneficial, as with a glass or two of wine, today’s high potency pot, called Skunk, is primarily consumed just to get high, and with it are many serious harms to adolescent brains.Skunk About to Spray.svg.hi

Skunk is the name for today’s high potency marijuana.

See the first post in the series: Marijuana is Worse than Tobacco.

California, Mental Health

Marijuana Can Cause Mental Illness

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Skunk Alert: Marijuana Can Cause Mental Illness

Part 6 of 9 part series

In vulnerable individuals (about 30%) it has and is causing psychotic breaks leading to violent acts, mass murders and suicides, as well as other mental health disorders including schizophrenia, paranoia, anxiety, depression and bi-polar disorder. The problem is people don’t know they are vulnerable until they experience the problem, then it may be too late for some and a question of long term recovery for others. Psychotic episodes have led to a dramatic increase in emergency room visits. Daily users are 5 times more likely to develop mental health disorders; weekend users 3 times more than non-users. A UK study showed that Skunk was responsible for 1/4th the new cases of schizophrenia. Studies from Australia and New Zealand showed that teens who use marijuana were 7 times more likely to commit suicide.Skunk About to Spray.svg.hi

Skunk is the name for today’s high potency marijuana. 

See the previous post in the series: Marijuana is Addictive. See the next post in the series: Marijuana is NOT Medicine.