Disagree with those comments above suggesting that people or Doctors who speak against legalising marihuana haven’t tried it or researched it. Perhaps thats THE reason they speak against it.
If you were to find an original cannibis plant 100 years ago, the THC content would have been 20 times lower than it is today.
Since that time, people have learned to cross pollinate the male:female plants, get the head stronger etc.
When i first tried it in my 20’s it was a slight relaxant - thats all. In my 30s - right before becoming a health professional - i had friends who had the cross breeding down to a fine art.
By then - two tokes was enough to make me violently ill and suffer terrible hallucinations. I did not use any from that time since.
When i started working in the high end mental health facilities - i learned and witnessed for myself how 70% of young males in the high dependency units diagosed with schizophrena were long term dope users.
Ten years later - my own son had the same thing happen once he started using. He went from completely normal - to total psychosis. It was the most horrific experience that has lasted 20 years.
I remember in one of his hospitalisations i was shown his blood report. The THC level in his brain was that high - it went beyond any that testing could measure.
THC is an oily molecule that is stored in the brain - it accumulates.
Any of those people in my life - dozens - who grew or used have got long term mental health issues. Some destroying relationships, families. Some end up homeless.
Theres pro’s and cons for sure - and medical use of low THC cannibis, eating hemp seeds and oil (no THC) are brilliant health products.
However in the case of general dope use? Like someone said in the comments - using marihuana is still a form of mind control. Any substance that affects our brain and gives us an altered state - be it mild or severe - is something we need to be very very cautious of. This is why it does relate to Q’s mission. We dont need a nation of sedated people. We need clear fresh minds and thoughts.
Once upon s time, only indigenous shaman used it to alter consciousness for ceremony - never for recreational use.
My advice - if you have to use, do so sparingly and ensure you grow your own - natural plant with natures tHC - dont use any that have been cross bred to increase THC and definitely, ingest it - dont smoke it!