By Megan Twohey, Danielle Ivory and Carson Kessler The reporters are continuing to examine cannabis policies, use of the drug and the rise of the commercial market.
Published Oct. 4, 2024 Updated Oct. 7, 2024
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In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkably scary amount,” she said.
From Washington State to West Virginia, psychiatrists treat rising numbers of people whose use of the drug has brought on delusions, paranoia and other symptoms of psychosis.
And in the emergency departments of small community hospitals and large academic medical centers alike, physicians encounter patients with severe vomiting induced by the drug — a potentially devastating condition that once was rare but now, they say, is common. “Those patients look so sick,” said a doctor in Ohio, who described them “writhing around in pain.”
As marijuana legalization has accelerated across the country, doctors are contending with the effects of an explosion in the use of the drug and its intensity. A $33 billion industry has taken root, turning out an ever-expanding range of cannabis products so intoxicating they bear little resemblance to the marijuana available a generation ago. Tens of millions of Americans use the drug, for medical or recreational purposes — most of them without problems.
But with more people consuming more potent cannabis more often, a growing number, mostly chronic users, are enduring serious health consequences.
The accumulating harm is broader and more severe than previously reported. And gaps in state regulations, limited public health messaging and federal restraints on research have left many consumers, government officials and even medical practitioners in the dark about such outcomes.
Again and again, The New York Times found dangerous misconceptions.
Many users believe, for instance, that people cannot become addicted to cannabis. But millions do.
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I was a stoner for many years. Everyone’s biology is different and just because you or your friend are able to consume in moderation with no ill effects does not mean that is the same for others. Many people don’t have the ability to use in moderation and are stoned more often than not. Even if you’re only an evening toker, many people feel a hang over effect and don’t just return to sober by morning.
Weed can make people stop maturing. There is no meaningful self reflection while stoned that leads to growth, especially because emotions get stunted. These emotions must be processed and analyzed and they can’t if you’re chronically stoned. It makes you a pseudo philosopher where you think you’re enlighten and deep, but you’re not, I promise you.
It takes away motivation to pursue new meaningful things. You can get your work done and you can claim you’re still taking care of business and functioning, but then your evenings are trapped in front of a tv or video game while your social life dwindles. You stop reaching out to friends to set up a hangout or have a quick phone chat.
Again, weed affects people differently and for me, it’s not worth it. Stoner of many years who’s quit and started multiple times and have currently been sober for many years.
Weed can make people stop maturing.
Addiction (alcohol, weed, psyche meds, etc) promotes arrested development which prevents deep awareness and promotes self deception. I've witnessed it all my life.
im evidence that this is false.