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Is Cannabis Dangerous to Health? How Marijuana Negatively Effects Mood & Anxiety

Feb 12, 2024
The podcast dives into the mental health risks linked to marijuana use, particularly among youth. It highlights alarming connections to schizophrenia and depression, emphasizing the dangers of normalizing cannabis. Historical ties to occult practices and addiction are also explored, revealing its potential as a gateway to more dangerous substances. Individual responses to marijuana can vary due to genetics, leading to adverse effects even in casual users. Despite its legalization, mental health impacts are increasingly concerning.
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INSIGHT

Normalization Through Marketing

  • Legalization and commercialization have vastly increased product variety and marketing reach for cannabis.
  • This normalization can mislead people, especially youth, into assuming cannabis is harmless.
ANECDOTE

From Brownies To Concentrates

  • Samantha Gilbert recounts smoking pot and making basic brownies in high school when choices were limited.
  • She contrasts that with today's wide range of potent products like concentrates, edibles, and vapes.
INSIGHT

Youth Use Harms Education And Safety

  • Teenage cannabis use correlates with lower graduation rates and greater polysubstance use and impaired driving.
  • The CDC data show high past-year and daily use among 12th graders, raising public-health concerns.
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