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**VipInoLo** · 05-09-2008, 06:49 AM

Isn't this a ludicrous oversimplification? I think there are more than a few documented cases of mental illness arising from the use of hallucinogenic drugs.

I agree that cannabis is often overlooked as being a soft drug and therefore not harmful, but I think "immense brain damage" is going way too far.

I just knew someone would come out with this. Thank you for being the volunteer.

There are indeed many many cases of mental illnesses being caused by hallucinogenic drugs - but that wasn't my point. My point was that LSD is NOT addictive. And it isn't. Also, from what I have read so far, LSD has not had a reputation for causing mental illness. It has an immense reputation though for causing people to do dangerous acts whilst under its influence which have often led to their deaths.

Now, here we go. I used the term "immense brain damage" quite deliberately and correctly but I suspected somebody would challenge this.

Let me elaborate why I used this. true story. I know a man very well through my work who was a fairly regular ( not excessive user of cannabis). After 15 years of use ( the first 8 years of which I had never met him) his skin had very actually turned grey. Not pink with a greyish tinge - think more along the lines of that Spitting image puppet of John Major - he was truly Grey. This, I was told by Drugs workers was caused by the cannabis after his neuro-system to such a degree that it had affected his pigmentation. Brain damage effect 1. Next, he became so addled by the drug, and he had to stop using it after 15 years because of his predicament ( too long to account here) that he had tattoed around his neck " ------cut here------ ". Odd enough, but not quite so odd that one day he decided to do just that (and he had no family history of self-harm or suicide). Oh and just for good measure, he later decided to gouge his own nipples out with a blunt instrument.

Perhaps you think he was just a headcase. I can assure you categorically he was no such thing. Or at least he wasn't before he smoked the weed. I cannot go into too much more detail because of human rights stuff.

maybe you think this was a one-off? alas, alas wish that it were but no. The people who tell you that cannabis is safer than cigarettes are just plain wrong. Cigarettes are more addictive but that is because the manufacturers put 'sweeteners' in them (Licorice and caramel tend to be popular) along with chemicals to increase their addictive effect.

Anyway, not going to get into a debate about this. You wanna kill your self or damage your self; you go right ahead.

05-09-2008, 06:49 AM	#9
VipInoLo Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 568 Senior Member	Isn't this a ludicrous oversimplification? I think there are more than a few documented cases of mental illness arising from the use of hallucinogenic drugs. I agree that cannabis is often overlooked as being a soft drug and therefore not harmful, but I think "immense brain damage" is going way too far. I just knew someone would come out with this. Thank you for being the volunteer. There are indeed many many cases of mental illnesses being caused by hallucinogenic drugs - but that wasn't my point. My point was that LSD is NOT addictive. And it isn't. Also, from what I have read so far, LSD has not had a reputation for causing mental illness. It has an immense reputation though for causing people to do dangerous acts whilst under its influence which have often led to their deaths. Now, here we go. I used the term "immense brain damage" quite deliberately and correctly but I suspected somebody would challenge this. Let me elaborate why I used this. true story. I know a man very well through my work who was a fairly regular ( not excessive user of cannabis). After 15 years of use ( the first 8 years of which I had never met him) his skin had very actually turned grey. Not pink with a greyish tinge - think more along the lines of that Spitting image puppet of John Major - he was truly Grey. This, I was told by Drugs workers was caused by the cannabis after his neuro-system to such a degree that it had affected his pigmentation. Brain damage effect 1. Next, he became so addled by the drug, and he had to stop using it after 15 years because of his predicament ( too long to account here) that he had tattoed around his neck " ------cut here------ ". Odd enough, but not quite so odd that one day he decided to do just that (and he had no family history of self-harm or suicide). Oh and just for good measure, he later decided to gouge his own nipples out with a blunt instrument. Perhaps you think he was just a headcase. I can assure you categorically he was no such thing. Or at least he wasn't before he smoked the weed. I cannot go into too much more detail because of human rights stuff. maybe you think this was a one-off? alas, alas wish that it were but no. The people who tell you that cannabis is safer than cigarettes are just plain wrong. Cigarettes are more addictive but that is because the manufacturers put 'sweeteners' in them (Licorice and caramel tend to be popular) along with chemicals to increase their addictive effect. Anyway, not going to get into a debate about this. You wanna kill your self or damage your self; you go right ahead.
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