So It’s Not Just All in Your Head
September 19th, 2008 by Perry
Potentially troubling news here. The study states:
Researchers from Spain have found a strong and independent link between cannabis use and the onset of psychosis at a younger age.
Naturally, I’m a skeptic, since I know dozens of pot smokers and only a handful are people I would call “disturbed.” On a slightly more serious note, how do scientists take into account all of the genetic factors and more telling, the study only involved 141 participants? There’s 6+ billion people out there, but these scientists thought that 141 was a good enough sampling to get accurate results? Maybe they just ran out of pot and said “Fuck it, let’s go with what we got.”
Either way, not exactly irrefutable evidence here. There have been additional studies that show negative brain effects, but this specific one just doesn’t have a large enough test size.
Like every ingested substance, it helps to wait until after your brain has fully developed before indulging…
