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Originally Posted by IliketoPuck
I wasn't trying to insinuate that smoking pot caused them to develop mental illness.
Some people will develop mental illness without using drugs like marijuana. Some people are at a higher risk of developing a mental illness, and it appears that marijuana can contribute to that development (i.e. pushing them over the proverbial edge).
Like I mentioned before, I am certainly not a medical professional, nor do I have a thorough enough understanding of how the medical profession conducts their research on this type of thing.
All I was attempting to do was raise the awareness of studies that link marijuana usage to an increased chance of manifesting a mental illness. Once again, I don't know the validity of those studies, because that's not my area of expertise.
But, if by smoking marijuana, there is a quantifiable link to an increased chance of developing a mental disorder then that becomes a valid point in any discussion about legalizing marijuana.
The social implications of that are massive.
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As I said, terrifying. Absolutely terrifying. One of my favourite journalists on this issue has compiled a list of the mass shooters who had established convictions of marijuana possession. Speculative, YES. Tenuous, YES. Possible, absolutely.