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Lädt ... Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violencevon Alex Berenson
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"An eye-opening report from an award-winning author and former New York Times reporter reveals the link between teenage marijuana use and mental illness, and a hidden epidemic of violence caused by the drug--facts the media have ignored as the United States rushes to legalize cannabis. Recreational marijuana is now legal in nine states. Almost all Americans believe the drug should be legal for medical use. Advocates argue cannabis can help everyone from veterans to cancer sufferers. But legalization has been built on myths- that marijuana arrests fill prisons; that most doctors want to use cannabis as medicine; that it can somehow stem the opiate epidemic; that it is not just harmless but beneficial for mental health. In this meticulously reported book, Alex Berenson, a former New York Times reporter, explodes those myths: Almost no one is in prison for marijuana; A tiny fraction of doctors write most authorizations for medical marijuana, mostly for people who have already used; Marijuana use is linked to opiate and cocaine use. Since 2008, the US and Canada have seen soaring marijuana use and an opiate epidemic. Britain has falling marijuana use and no epidemic; Most of all, THC--the chemical in marijuana responsible for the drug's high--can cause psychotic episodes. After decades of studies, scientists no longer seriously debate if marijuana causes psychosis. Psychosis brings violence, and cannabis-linked violence is spreading. In the four states that first legalized, murders have risen 25 percent since legalization, even more than the recent national increase. In Uruguay, which allowed retail sales in July 2017, murders have soared this year. Berenson's reporting ranges from the London institute that is home to the scientists who helped prove the cannabis-psychosis link to the Colorado prison where a man now serves a thirty-year sentence after eating a THC-laced candy bar and killing his wife. He sticks to the facts, and they are devastating. With the US already gripped by one drug epidemic, this book will make readers reconsider if marijuana use is worth the risk"--
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Marijuana had been illegal across the US until it was hit upon to turn into "medicine". "Medicine" that has very few, if any, benefits. And who benefited from medicalization and legalization of marijuana? The people who were already using it recreationally and now had a "legal" reason to use. THC, the chemical in marijuana that gets you high, has no medical benefits whatsoever. CBD is the chemical compound in marijuana that has some very tiny health benefits at this time.
But marijuana use is not without its risks. For many people who use it once, they will have no side effects or issues. But heavy users who are also at risk for and/or have severe forms of mental illness, especially psychosis, are in danger. Cannabis psychosis is real and it is a major concern. Cannabis use along with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia is also dangerous and make their psychosis and symptoms worse. Marijuana use is detrimental to good mental health, especially for those who already suffer from schizophrenia and psychosis.
Marijuana is also a gateway drug to opiate use. This has been known for years so arguing that legalizing marijuana to stop opiate addiction is ludicrous. It also doesn't work.
Marijuana for recreational and medical use is legal in many states and more continue to legalize it. Many people don't understand there are negative consequences for a certain section of society who use marijuana. People don't hear about them because it doesn't fit the advocates for legalizing marijuana to speak about the negatives.
I would know. I live in Oregon. And yes, I'm anti legalization and anti medicalization of marijuana. I don't believe it has any benefits and does more harm than good. I've had neighbors in my apartment complex use marijuana, graduate to other drugs and now those people are homeless and severely mentally ill.
I definitely recommend this book. (