Posted by morgan miller on August 17, 2010, at 22:12:52
In reply to Re: Marijuana as a Medication in Depress and Anxiety, posted by sigismund on August 17, 2010, at 20:36:38
> >If you are genetically predisposed or possibly genetically predisposed to schizophrenia, why risk it?
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> If you a predisposed to schizophrenia you might (like me) be the kind of person who smoked it out of a desire to change subjective reality regardless of outcome.
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> So it's illegal in order to protect us.
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> If you are predisposed to schizophrenia, you might feel alienated from society and want to try it just because it is illegal.I totally understand why people genetically predisposed to schizophrenia smoke weed, I was just making a point to Linkage that it would be in the best interest of the genetically predisposed to stay away from regardless of the way it made them feel.
I believe one of the reasons why people genetically predisposed to schizophrenia try drugs like marijuana at a young age is because they were neglected or abused and are looking for an escape. This neglect or abuse or both are also likely to have contributed to the development of the illness for many.
I see no reason to keep marijuana illegal. There will be NO change in availability of the drug once it is legalized. I have Never heard of anyone having a difficult time buying marijuana and getting their hands on it. The fact that it is illegal makes almost NO impact on availability and ease of obtainment. Marijuana is everywhere and law enforcement has better things to do that chase those that sell and use a drug that is more benign than alcohol.
poster:morgan miller
thread:958696
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