Comments by "Brad Griffin" (@BradGryphonn) on "The Rubin Report"
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Hey Kai. Your experience could have been caused by a number of factors. The cannabis may have had a high THC level, leading to some strange stuff for novice smokers. THC is the compound that gets you 'high'. In some cases, high THC strains can cause you to feel an enhancement of your pain. I'd suggest that if the pot you smoked had a higher CBD level (a non-psychoactive component of cannabis), your 'trip' would not have occurred. Too much cannabis for just about any novice user can have unpredictable outcomes. I have smoked cannabis for around 38 years and have not had any negative side effects, other than the early days when getting used to how pot affected me. I had paranoia; the classic 'think you're doing 60mph and you're doing 20' feelings; I've even had nausea. However, all these side effects were experienced when I smoked more than I was used to, or smoked something far stronger than I was used to smoking. I'm not suggesting you continue to smoke. In fact, based on your early experience, I know that you will probably handle the next smoke a little better. However, I wouldn't advise you to smoke again. In respect to legalisation; an example of one possible side effect from smoking pot is what's termed, 'Pot Psychosis'. This phenomenon was observed in some people who were first time smokers, or first time strong pot smokers. Patients experienced seriously bad psychotic episodes after smoking pot. The current theory about pot psychosis is that people susceptible to these episodes have a defective gene pair that controls Dopamine flow in the brain. Theory has it that when THC attaches to the cannabinoid receptors on this defective gene, it cannot control Dopamine flow and therefore floods the brain. Health professionals estimate that maybe 2% of the population could be carrying the defective gene pair. Given that of that 2%, maybe 30% will try pot, the risk of suffering a psychotic episode is very slim for most of that 2%. When you consider that 32% of patients who have had pharmaceutical anti-depressants (Zoloft etc), have had suicidal thoughts while on the drugs, I'd say pot is comparatively harmless.
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