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[PlantMind @PlantMind]

Great news - for marijuana lovers, gun lovers, and mostly for freedom lovers. https://t.co/yPBg58sMYS

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@MohammedAlo Men are still in their reproductive years at 35. Or 65. Maybe 85.

[NORML @NORML]

⚖️ Several Justices appeared to be skeptical of the government’s position, opining that the degree to which a substance may or may not induce a consumer toward violence is not a specific criterion of the Controlled Substances Act. Justices also questioned the reliability of the federal government’s assessment of cannabis as a Schedule I drug, especially after the White House recently directed the US Attorney General to reclassify it to Schedule III, and asked if there is any convincing historical evidence connecting cannabis to violence.
https://t.co/pAQevZRKHz

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

Michael Pollan: Do plants have consciousness? https://t.co/pSM7msTF6F

[Marc Landers @marclanders]

Lazy stoner myth debunked

Cannabis Users Stay Motivated: Lazy Stoner Myth Debunked

"No Impact on Motivation: Chronic cannabis users showed the same willingness to exert effort on tasks while high as when they were not."

https://t.co/eLVsclNbeU

Psychologists Debunk the 'Lazy Stoner' Stereotype

People who regularly smoke cannabis aren't as lazy or unmotivated as people tend to think, according to a new study in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science.

https://t.co/5OsoxSAUY5

Chronic Cannabis Use in Everyday Life

Other than a small reduction in people doing things to avoid feeling
upset with themselves (introjected motivation), when chronic users got
high, they were no more amotivated, no less motivated for extrinsic or
intrinsic reasons, and no less willing to objectively push themselves

https://t.co/cKCxYT7Jn6

A Psychologist Debunks The Single Greatest Myth About Marijuana

"In other words, while marijuana might make you a bit messier or less
precise in your actions, it doesn’t inherently make you lazy or
unmotivated."

https://t.co/qu0yxiiJzy

[Marc Landers @marclanders]

Shocking 44-Year Study on 5,000+ Men: Cannabis Users Show LESS Age-Related Brain Decline Than Non-Users!

Conclusion: In this large, long-term study of more than 5,000 men, there was no evidence that cannabis use harms brain function as people age. In fact, users had a small advantage in how little their thinking abilities dropped over time.

Key Findings: Men who had ever used cannabis showed slightly less brain decline over those 44 years compared to men who never used it. (On average, non-users lost about 6.8 IQ-like points, while users lost a bit less.)

More Details on Use: Even among cannabis users, starting young or using it frequently didn't lead to more brain decline.

https://t.co/Ktqm2Yky0q

[Marc Landers @marclanders]

Cannabis does not CAUSE psychosis

The Lancet

"Most reports examining associations between cannabis and psychosis have been unable to adjust for confounding that arises from correlated genetic and environmental individual differences."...

"By not acknowledging the alternative, compelling and plausible mechanisms,3 Di Forti and colleagues' conclusion regarding the harmful effect of high-potency cannabis use on mental health is likely to be overestimated."

https://t.co/Avezfobgx3

Psychcentral

“The results of the current study suggest that having an increased familial morbid risk for schizophrenia may be the underlying basis for schizophrenia in cannabis users and not cannabis use by itself,” note the researchers."

https://t.co/rmUzqUftbE

National Institute of Health

"Conclusions: Substance-induced psychotic disorder appears to result from substantial drug exposure in individuals at high familial risk for substance abuse and moderately elevated familial risk for psychosis. Familial risk for psychosis, but not substance abuse, predicts progression from substance-induced psychosis to schizophrenia. Schizophrenia following substance-induced psychosis is likely a drug-precipitated disorder in highly vulnerable individuals, not a syndrome predominantly caused by drug exposure."

https://t.co/T3KPPDVOCr

Psychology Today

"Today, medical science lacks sufficient data to make a definitive claim regarding whether smoking marijuana induces psychosis. If you’re young, consume a lot of high-dose marijuana products every day, and possess a genetic predisposition to psychosis, then yes, you are at risk."

https://t.co/YFWGIAmLBi

Very Well Mind

“Research suggests that people who have a co-occurring mental health disorder along with a substance use disorder are at a higher risk of developing psychosis associated with the substance or medication use.1 This may suggest that substances such as marijuana may trigger the onset of a psychotic episode in people who have a predisposed risk for psychosis.”

https://t.co/gYxwj1jcI3

UK Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs

“It is evident that the majority of young cannabis users do not develop psychotic illnesses. Those who do so must have one or more predisposing factors.”

[Those factors being genetic and environmental.]

“Anxiety and depression

12.10 The Council remains unconvinced that there is a causal relationship between the use of cannabis and the development of any affective disorder (Sections 8.12 and 8.13).”

https://t.co/oG0bXbvYOQ

“Researchers have associated cannabis use with risk for psychosis, cognitive impairment, and traffic accident. However, this review shows that the association between moderate cannabis use and psychosis is no stronger, and often considerably weaker, than the corresponding association for moderate tobacco use. The same holds for associations with cognitive impairment. For the risk of traffic accident, the review confirms that the risk from alcohol use is substantially stronger than the risk from cannabis use,…”

https://t.co/kWRbe0xEGW

From the National Institute of Health

“Predictors of cannabis-related mental and behavioral disorders include prior substance use disorders, other mental disorders, age, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.”

https://t.co/QRgrjZUBBe

State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization

“Findings  In this cohort study of claims data from 63 680 589 beneficiaries from 2003 to 2017, there was no statistically significant difference in the rates of psychosis-related diagnoses or prescribed antipsychotics in states with medical or recreational cannabis policies compared with states with no such policy.”

https://t.co/YUNStWemAL
“There was no significant association between any measure of cannabis use at baseline and either transition to psychosis, the persistence of symptoms, or functional outcome.”

https://t.co/YPNPXCYHXc

No evidence to suggest cannabis use causes schizophrenia

“Most neuroscientists accept the conclusion that the origins of schizophrenia are to be found during gestation of the fetus. In other words, schizophrenia is regarded as a neurodevelopmental disorder.”

https://t.co/PGA8Nnu5nn

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@bryan_johnson Tell them people are doing more shrooms than ever in the history of world society. Then ask them if they think its working...

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

https://t.co/k1aEnxPlZM

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@GaryMarcus You mean compared to the last administration that told us that Covid came from the wet market, that the vaccines were safe and effective and that forced many people to take it? Yeah, sure...

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@DanielPinchbeck I think that's kind of bonkers, but happen to hear any evidence.

[VOC Nederland @vocnederland]

Cannabis Use by Older Adults Linked to ‘Younger Brains’ and Improved Cognition
'Cannabis users performed better in various cognitive tasks, including problem solving, planning skills, numeric memory, intelligence, and vocabulary.' https://t.co/1XHE9RasCu cc @Jan_Slagter

[VOC Nederland @vocnederland]

Moroccan cannabis strain «Beldiya» found more chemically stable than imported varieties
'Researchers focused on one traditional variety, Beldiya, and four exotic hybrids: Avocat, Khardala, Mexicana, and Critical Plus' https://t.co/IcM4B3Puyb cc @tblickman @ilahrubio @legalize_NL

[Dalton (Analyze & Optimize) @Outdoctrination]

A groundbreaking new study shows that a mineral deficiency can drive Alzheimer's, and consuming it can reverse it.

(🧵1/10)

[NORML @NORML]

🌿 The inhalation of vaporized cannabis flower containing THC and CBD provides superior #migraine relief compared to a placebo, according to clinical trial data presented at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society. https://t.co/F7PiUauhcx

[Paul Stamets @PaulStamets]

Grateful to rejoin @joerogan for another mind-expanding conversation, this time exploring my new book, AI, viral pandemics (from bees to humans), and how mushrooms and mycelium tie us all together.

We touched on science, consciousness, and the urgent need to cultivate a culture of kindness.

Tune in wherever you get your podcasts.

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

High Doses Of LSD Lead To 'Greater Reductions In Depression' Compared To Low Doses Of The Psychedelic, New Study Finds - Marijuana Moment https://t.co/2ylxjwpSZg

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@GaryMarcus Your mind is "controlled" by every advertiser that gets their message in your orbit; by every "influencer" you follow on X or instagram, by the culture you live in, the "experts" and sources you believe. It is about how you train your mind and control inputs to discern the truth.

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

@GaryMarcus It is the difficulty in grasping how an exponential curve works. Things accelerate at an accelerating pace. Watch as it doubles its intelligence - yearly, then monthly, then weekly, then daily, then hourly...

[PlantMind @PlantMind]

Thanks for all you did Amanda Fielding.

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

Amanda Feilding, RIP. A giant in the world of psychedelic culture and research, "an essential motivating force in this field," per @michaelpollan. An inspiring, visionary life. https://t.co/pLHDzEoqa3