New York State just legalized marijuana—or “marihuana” as it is styled in state code—and in response I wrote a short piece in the New York Post last week, discussing some of the potential negative consequences of pot liberalization. A key consideration, I noted, is that marijuana has been proven to be very bad for people with serious mental illness. Individuals who are schizophrenic or have bipolar disorder who are not being treated—and smoking marijuana is by definition a form of not being treated—have a much higher tendency to lapse into psychoses and commit violence against other people or themselves. New York City is currently beset by thousands of people with untreated mental illness roaming the streets, not infrequently attacking people. Several high-profile mass murders of homeless people by homeless people in the last few years have been connected with use of the drug.
"The response on social media, on the other hand, was more outraged and suffused with self-righteousness than anything I have ever received before—and I regularly write intentionally provocative items."
I think the key term there is "social media." Social media (needless to say) is not an accurate reflection of anything. The flak could be coming from bots, from trolls, from crazy people, from children, from tweeters for hire--you name it. I pray for the day when comments on social media will be accorded the same weight as crank phone calls before the days of caller ID.
How many mass shooters had smoked pot within a year of their crimes? Or using daily? Going to bet most of them. Probably in combo with other drugs.
The legal sale of pot kind of looks like opioids. Ramp up the THC levels to gain a forever customer. Then like crimes, have everyone else who doesn’t use pay for damages. Forever.
Not sure we have a “Drug War”. We go to war for more drugs (Afghanistan). We enable evil in Mexico (which could be stopped). We romanticize drug use. Not sure any war is being fought.
Kids and young adults under 30 or so should never do drugs. Creates psychos.
Love does strange things. The song “El Paso” by Marty Robbins comes to mind.
Enabling drug use is not love. It’s the opposite its just abuse. More drugs to people who live in misery is not love.
Going to go with Che just loved himself and knew how to work people.
There’s a crying Republican that loves him some pot...Starts with a B. What a hero.........
"The response on social media, on the other hand, was more outraged and suffused with self-righteousness than anything I have ever received before—and I regularly write intentionally provocative items."
I think the key term there is "social media." Social media (needless to say) is not an accurate reflection of anything. The flak could be coming from bots, from trolls, from crazy people, from children, from tweeters for hire--you name it. I pray for the day when comments on social media will be accorded the same weight as crank phone calls before the days of caller ID.
How many mass shooters had smoked pot within a year of their crimes? Or using daily? Going to bet most of them. Probably in combo with other drugs.
The legal sale of pot kind of looks like opioids. Ramp up the THC levels to gain a forever customer. Then like crimes, have everyone else who doesn’t use pay for damages. Forever.
Not sure we have a “Drug War”. We go to war for more drugs (Afghanistan). We enable evil in Mexico (which could be stopped). We romanticize drug use. Not sure any war is being fought.
Kids and young adults under 30 or so should never do drugs. Creates psychos.
Love does strange things. The song “El Paso” by Marty Robbins comes to mind.
Enabling drug use is not love. It’s the opposite its just abuse. More drugs to people who live in misery is not love.
Going to go with Che just loved himself and knew how to work people.
There’s a crying Republican that loves him some pot...Starts with a B. What a hero.........