Is this the 'tobacco moment' for cannabis?

[Jazzy]

For cannabis it is the tobacco moment. The long-suspected link between consuming cannabis and developing schizophrenia has been repeatedly confirmed by recent studies.



Observers say that for cannabis the present moment is similar to that half a century ago when scientific proof of a connection between smoking tobacco and cancer became so strong that no serious doctor or scientist could deny it.



Popular perception of the risks involved for the 2.3 million people taking cannabis in Britain over the last year has lagged behind evidence of its toxicity as shown in a mounting number of scientific studies. One recent expert survey of the evidence published by different scientists in different countries says that research has consistently found that cannabis use is associated with schizophrenia outcomes later in life.



For cannabis it is the tobacco moment. The long-suspected link between consuming cannabis and developing schizophrenia has been repeatedly confirmed by recent studies. Observers say that for cannabis the present moment is similar to that half a century ago when scientific proof of a connection between smoking tobacco and cancer became so strong that no serious doctor or scientist could deny it.



Popular perception of the risks involved for the 2.3 million people taking cannabis in Britain over the last year has lagged behind evidence of its toxicity as shown in a mounting number of scientific studies. One recent expert survey of the evidence published by different scientists in different countries says that research has consistently found that cannabis use is associated with schizophrenia outcomes later in life.

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Your thoughts?

 

[DrLeftover]

Since when is breathing ANY smoke 'good' for the human body?



Oh well.

 

[Fatal Dawn]

I'm sure that with any drug there will be adverse effects when abused. I wouldn't use that inference to make the comparison between Marijuana and Tobacco, though. Sure Marijuana has THC, but Tobacco has so many more hazardous chemicals. You have Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Arsenic and so many more components in addition to the Nicotine. Add to that there are a whole host of genetic, cultural, and environmental factors which contribute to mental illness:

But the connection is not straightforward. Susceptibility to schizophrenia depends on genetic inheritance, but this in turn is highly complex since 62 genes so far have been identified as contributing to vulnerability to psychosis. Social and personal stress play a role, with immigrants and people from areas which are socially fragmented more likely to suffer from schizophrenia.

This also does not discredit ongoing research into the potential medical benefits from Marijuana use including relief from ailments like Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis, Post-traumatic stress disorder, menstrual cramps, etc.