By Dr. Christine Miller, Ph.D, originally published by Poppot on October 29, 2014 Myth #1. It is rare for marijuana users to experience psychotic symptoms like paranoia. In fact, about 15% of all users and a much higher percentage of heavy users will experience psychotic symptoms.1 Half of those individuals will become chronically schizophrenic if … Continue reading 10 Myths Marijuana Advocates Want you to Believe
As Senator Chuck Schumer moves to decriminalize marijuana, he should scrutinize why marijuana plays a role in so many mass killings. The toxicology screen of mass killer Devin Patrick Kelley revealed marijuana in his system when he killed 26 people at a Texas church last November. A week after the killings in Texas, California “pot … Continue reading Marijuana is the Common Web Between So Many Mass Killers
Anthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. You know their names and you know the unfortunate circumstances surrounding their untimely passing. Bourdain, 61, and Spade, 55, took their lives in suicides by hanging. Their deaths marked an immediate response from mental health advocates while pushing mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety to the forefront of the news … Continue reading Talent Riddled with Tragedy: Suicide, Mental Health and Drugs
Twins who use cannabis by age 17 are 2.1 to 5.2 times more likely to develop addiction issues. An Australian twins study determined this likelihood by comparing twins who used pot to the co-twins who hadn’t used marijuana. Although not a gateway for everyone, cannabis often is a gateway for those who become addicted and … Continue reading Australian Twins Study Supports Gateway effects of marijuana
