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**Administrator** · 03-17-2003, 07:59 AM

[quote]Originally posted by Smak:
<strong>I am not starting a fight, but habitual use of Cannabis can lead to depression and, in the worst cases, schizophrenia..</strong><hr></blockquote>

Schizophrenia is a brain disease, in exactly the same sense that Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis are brain diseases. ( <a href="http://www.schizophrenia.co m/" target="_blank">http ://www.schizophrenia.co m/</a> ) Not caused by cannabis.
The causes of depression are pretty much unknown, except that they know serotonin is involved. I think people with depression use cannabis to try to make themselves feel better, and it does help, although it may be better for them to go to a doctor, get counseling and get on an anti-depressant.

[quote]<strong> It just worries and kinda pisses me off when I hear people spouting on about how it is not addictive and completely safe, because that is bullshit.
Possibly the most ridiculous pro hemp propaganda is the well known line that smoking marijauna is not harmful because it is only a plant. Cocaine is a plant. Heroin is a plant. Some of the most dangerous substances on the planet come from plants.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Cannabis is not physically addictive, that doesn't mean it's not psychologically additive. Some people have addictive tendancies and can easily get addicted to anything from nicotine to heroin to gambling to sugar.

A reason people say it's "just a plant" is because cannabis requires no processing in order to injest it. Pretty much pick it off the plant and there ya go. Other harder drugs have been processed, altered, synthesized by people till they are no longer "natural" I think cocaine can be dangerously addictive, but perhaps back in the day when people used to just chew the coca leaves it probably wasn't as much of a problem.

There's more facts i could add, but perhaps i could suggest doing a bit of research and reading on cannabis, from reputable resources (i.e. not government related, not DARE )

03-17-2003, 07:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
Administrator Administrator Join Date: Dec 1998 Location: YaHookaville Posts: 1,005 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by Smak: <strong>I am not starting a fight, but habitual use of Cannabis can lead to depression and, in the worst cases, schizophrenia..</strong><hr></blockquote> Schizophrenia is a brain disease, in exactly the same sense that Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis are brain diseases. ( <a href="http://www.schizophrenia.co m/" target="_blank">http ://www.schizophrenia.co m/</a> ) Not caused by cannabis. The causes of depression are pretty much unknown, except that they know serotonin is involved. I think people with depression use cannabis to try to make themselves feel better, and it does help, although it may be better for them to go to a doctor, get counseling and get on an anti-depressant. [quote]<strong> It just worries and kinda pisses me off when I hear people spouting on about how it is not addictive and completely safe, because that is bullshit. Possibly the most ridiculous pro hemp propaganda is the well known line that smoking marijauna is not harmful because it is only a plant. Cocaine is a plant. Heroin is a plant. Some of the most dangerous substances on the planet come from plants.</strong><hr></blockquote> Cannabis is not physically addictive, that doesn't mean it's not psychologically additive. Some people have addictive tendancies and can easily get addicted to anything from nicotine to heroin to gambling to sugar. A reason people say it's "just a plant" is because cannabis requires no processing in order to injest it. Pretty much pick it off the plant and there ya go. Other harder drugs have been processed, altered, synthesized by people till they are no longer "natural" I think cocaine can be dangerously addictive, but perhaps back in the day when people used to just chew the coca leaves it probably wasn't as much of a problem. There's more facts i could add, but perhaps i could suggest doing a bit of research and reading on cannabis, from reputable resources (i.e. not government related, not DARE )