This is about a specific condition but it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone really.
I remember when there was a huge push on reddit and everywhere to decriminalize and later legalize marijuana and I was a supporter of the movement and still support it but only as a liberty principle. After getting into smoking it regularly in college I had the chance to meet long time users and without exception all of them had cognitive issues. One day I was late for a party and everyone was high when I arrived and I realized that I simply can't stand them because everything they said was the lowest IQ stuff I ever heard and they were pretending that its creative. Quit the thing and never looked back.
Stick to the alcohol and drink within the culture of it and you will be fine. It is bad for your body even at small quantities but at least you keep your mind intact and alcohol actually enhances the creativity by lowering your guard and not interfering with your intelligence. The culture part is important, binge drinking can be fun at college at times but the culture I'm referring is the culture where alcohol is being consumed socially together with some food or at event. Avoid drinking alone and other high risk activities associated with drinking.
I keep reading about how alcohol consumption is dropping, pubs are closing and this makes me sad because I see how young people lock themselves into apartments and smoke weed all day. I don't believe that anything good comes out of it, no wonder the loneliness epidemic is destroying the world.
It's a very unpopular opinion and in some countries drinking only means getting smashed but trust me, there's another way. With weed, there's no another way.
Anyway, here's something fun to watch on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTSCppeFzX4
As I've gotten older (in my late 30s) I've enjoyed the sensation less and less. I find myself getting stuck in loops of thinking or actions. It wrecks my sleep schedule, and in the worst cases gives me some anxiety (and I don't normally suffer from anxiety.) I just don't enjoy it any more, though it does give me motivation for mundane tasks like cleaning the house, etc. Jut not worth it for me.
17 years of daily use and stopped just like that without any issue or side effect. I’m trying to quit smoking now, but that seems te be an addiction on another level.
Why link to a CNN article when there's a paper... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40227745/
Article seems mediocre or worse...
Probably best to keep it in moderation for most folks and occasionally benefit from the introspective or entheogenic effects, which I'd argue outweigh most dangers.
The analgesic effects really do work for some people, it seems via detachment rather than direct anesthetics. If it worked for me, I'd struggle with moderation. While it does shift perspective enough to reinterpret some discomfort in an alleviating manner, it's a bit much for me in exchange.
Recreational use mystifies me, but I'd rather be judged than judge, and regarding these supposed associations with dementia, I find the chronic consumers that I know more mentally fit than most others. I've also, for the hordes of stoners I've known, never observed nor heard of a hospitalization. I have however, observed that the plant and its extracts instill a focused awareness on one's self and previously hidden ailments can be both revealed and sometimes appear exaggerated. I think there's a sensitizing effect, but it's often lost with chronic use.
I consider it a medicine, and given the choice between ineffective legal analgesics, would fear marijuana less than, eg acetaminophen [0] or ibuprofen, which annihilates my stomach.
0. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01638...
CNN. I don't think I've ever seen them on the front page.
Anyways, I take gummies about once a week these days. Using them every day is fun for a while but your paying for a new state of mind when you have one for free. IMO, drugs like weed, acid, etc are best used sparingly so they can change your perspective and not to become your only perspective.
Personally I like reading code and studying UI's when I'm high. If you can figure out someone else's code or ui while your high, you know it's good.
I also fuck better. High sex = best sex.
One has to wonder: What's cause, and what's effect?
Which came first, the cannabis consumption, or the mental health issues?
I totally agree with some of the other comments: I've seen alcohol consumption lead to MUCH more frequent, and serious, behavioral issues and long term mental and physical health issues.
as someone who started from few puffs a day to several blunts a day... wouldn't be surprised to see prolonged marijuana use/abuse linked to not so great outcomes, glad I managed to quite a while back.
This is an awful article, why are journalists so bad at interpreting science?
From the article:
> “However, this is not a study that anyone should look at and say, ‘Jury’s in, and cannabis use causes dementia,’” Myran said. “This is a study that brings up a concerning association that fits within a growing body of research.”
From the study:
> Individuals with acute care due to cannabis use were at lower risk than those with acute care due to alcohol use.