Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age. Parents need to understand the risks, including psychosis
Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age. Parents need to understand the risks, including psychosis
The same reason abstinence only sex ed doesn’t work.
And alcohol prohibition
I mean (most) humans are naturally driven to have sex, but no such instinct exists for weed.
I’d argue an instinct for getting high does exist.
Which may have scientific or medical reasons that the user isn’t even aware of. Which can be just fine, too. Enjoy! Not everyone has to become a scientist. Just if it’s important enough to you, or because you have to defend from the army of “Just Say No” types. They aren’t speaking about any of the benefits of marijuana. Pure ignorance or worse.
I’m more thinking socialism evolution over hundreds of thousands of years, than a personal preference.
I mean, I believe that where my personal preference came from, to be accurate.
I contend that Neanderthals were smarter, but didn’t get high, and due to hominids at that time (and still) being rather easily aggravated into (even mortal) fights, I dare say getting high while meeting up with new people would definitely be an advantage to a species. Which the Neanderthals didn’t have, and thus dies out while the h sapienses were out getting high and fucking
I mean, sure. Really! I’ve never thought of that. Interesting stuff.
A psychiatrist once asked if I have Eastern European Jewish ancestry. He said it explains the lack chemicals. 🤷♂️
That just feels like lazy racism, but if we’re going lazy racism, then I’d point out there’s groups of humans in Africa who don’t have any Neanderthal DNA. Sooo… IF my supposition was correct and we’d like humiliate arrogant white racists, we could point out that it’s only some sub-saharan populations which are “purely human” or something as idiotic.
But we shouldn’t, because with humans it’s obviously not just a genetic thing. (And the idea of “purity” is super dumb and dangerous anyway.) It’s a cultural thing. Because we’re not animals.
So that also explains neanderthals mixing with humans. Some humans may have been like “fuck all that jazz” and settled with a neanderthal tribe, but some neanderthals were like “twice a year a rave and get high? Fuck yes” and then also taught us dummy humans some neanderthal stone tech. Or smth
You’ve put some thought into this! Nice. Thanks for the read 👍
More than a decade, easily.
I could write a book about it, I just don’t want to spoil it all on Lemmy so some AI chatbot makes the book and then I’ll get no money.
I fear I’ve given away too much of my theory.
Although I do think it’s very counterproductive to try to hoard ideas. (as in “patents”, “copyrights”)
From a Medical Marijuana Educational Guide (full disclosure, it’s connected to a dispensary):
*Also note: it uses “Medical Marijuana” language because it’s from a state where only medical is legal, not recreational.
Medical Marijuana works by impacting the Endocannabinoid System we all have in our bodies.
“Your body already makes Medical Marijuana-like chemicals that affect pain, inflammation, sleep and many other processes. It mimics those naturally occurring compounds in the body, and can produce therapeutic effects.” -Laura Borgelt, PharmD, University of Colorado
Based on what exactly?
There’s no such instinct for weed in particular, but almost everyone seeks out psychoactive substances in one form or another.
Uh… What?
Humans have found creative ways to get fucked up for millennia.
And that in no way implies that they’re all good for us. In fact, we know many that aren’t.
Alcohol, then. Prohibition didn’t work and a lot of people died making and selling their own moonshine.
I mean part of that was because of how idiotic the application of prohibition was, because on the other hand I can think of one very successful prohibition campaign.
Instinct for pleasure does.