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piercehawkeye45 · 03-01-2010, 12:06 PM

Well it makes sense that any psychedelic drug with hallucinogenic effects will increase the risk of a condition that involves hallucinations.

Weed is a tricky drug. From all the studies and personal experience I've gathered it seems that it can potentially be beneficial if used in moderation but can be dangerous if abused. But, weed affects everyone differently so it is extremely difficult to generalize. Weed may lessen the effects of anxiety (when sober) on one person but may cause anxiety (when sober) on another. I find it ironic that weed, when abused, can cause almost all of the psychological conditions that it is suppose to help with. Depends on the person. Depends on the type of weed. Depends on the dosage.

Harder psychedelic drugs (LSD, shrooms, etc) can really fuck some people up though. Some of the permanent side effects from those are just as bad or worst than any other drug IMO. Once again, someone could take 2,000 LSD hits over a lifetime and be fine and someone else could get HPPD from one. If you have any history of schizophrenia, never use harder psychedelics and I would recommend staying away from weed as well.

03-01-2010, 12:06 PM	#4
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Well it makes sense that any psychedelic drug with hallucinogenic effects will increase the risk of a condition that involves hallucinations. Weed is a tricky drug. From all the studies and personal experience I've gathered it seems that it can potentially be beneficial if used in moderation but can be dangerous if abused. But, weed affects everyone differently so it is extremely difficult to generalize. Weed may lessen the effects of anxiety (when sober) on one person but may cause anxiety (when sober) on another. I find it ironic that weed, when abused, can cause almost all of the psychological conditions that it is suppose to help with. Depends on the person. Depends on the type of weed. Depends on the dosage. Harder psychedelic drugs (LSD, shrooms, etc) can really fuck some people up though. Some of the permanent side effects from those are just as bad or worst than any other drug IMO. Once again, someone could take 2,000 LSD hits over a lifetime and be fine and someone else could get HPPD from one. If you have any history of schizophrenia, never use harder psychedelics and I would recommend staying away from weed as well. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.