Cannabis
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What experts have said about Cannabis
15 statements · 2 positive · 11 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral
Cannabis can reduce REM sleep and trigger psychosis in predisposed males.
“Yes, it nukes REM sleep. That's very, very bad. It can cause psychosis in certain males that have a predisposition to psychosis.”
Open the episode · “This Is The Culmination Of Everything I Know” - Dr Andrew Huberman #1150Listen at 1:36:56
Marijuana may worsen psychosis risk for people predisposed to schizophrenia.
“some people who have a tendency towards schizophrenia already— don't, you know, I'm obviously no expert— I think there's something to that.”
Open the episode · #2552 - Ehsan Ahmad & Deric PostonListen at 2:33:54
Marijuana safety requires allowing use, research, and information sharing.
“The only way to find out what to take and what not to take is to let people take it, let people do studies, let people share information.”
Open the episode · #2552 - Ehsan Ahmad & Deric PostonListen at 2:36:56
Marijuana does not kill users, whereas alcohol does.
“Because it doesn't kill you and alcohol does, right? So why is that one legal?”
Open the episode · #2552 - Ehsan Ahmad & Deric PostonListen at 2:37:55
Jeff Dye believes marijuana use can reduce people’s pursuit of their ambitions.
“I feel like it's a dreamer's nightmare, you know? Like all these guys I know are chasing their dreams and then they smoke weed and they just don't do anything.”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 1:35:56
Cannabis affects people inconsistently, making it a poor shared social drug.
“The fact that it's so varied. Yeah. Means that it's kind of a bit of a shitty drug to do together because everyone's going off in different”
Open the episode · Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139Listen at 1:36:41
Cannabis is not killing people, according to Rogan.
“They know weed's not killing anybody.”
Open the episode · #2539 - Protect Our Parks 17Listen at 49:42
Cannabis increases perceived creativity without improving objectively measured creativity.
“People taking cannabis felt like they were more creative, but actually they weren't.”
Open the episode · Accelerate Learning & Increase Cognitive Capacity | Dr. Tommy WoodListen at 1:36:41
Cannabis can dissolve psychological barriers and increase perceptions of danger.
“One of the things that weed does is it dissolves. All these artificial barriers that you've put between you and the thoughts of real danger”
Open the episode · #2523 - Ali SiddiqListen at 1:25:24
Cannabis can trigger lasting psychotic episodes in predisposed young males.
“Young males in particular who have a predisposition to psychosis or bipolar disorder, Some of them smoke high potency weed or even low potency weed and they never come back from the psychotic episode.”
Open the episode · The Mental Frame & Specific Daily Actions to Succeed | Andy StumpfListen at 30:07
Cannabis can cause lasting psychosis in people predisposed to psychosis.
“Other people who have a predisposition to psychosis, like, they can end up with some permanent psychosis.”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:17:32
Some people can use cannabis without major problems.
“some people should use cannabis if they want to. No problem.”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:19:12
Cannabis is not a performance enhancer for Chris Williamson.
“for me, it's not exactly a performance enhancer”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:19:36
Cannabis smoking is associated with sharply reduced REM sleep.
“Cannabis smokers get almost no rem.”
Open the episode · Mostly Wise: Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - #1102Listen at 1:42:38
Prior-year cannabis use may reduce retrieved eggs and fertilization rates.
“Cannabis use in the prior year can decrease the eggs, you get at egg retrieval by 25% and can decrease fertilization rates by 28%”
Open the episode · How Women Can Improve Their Fertility & Hormone Health | Dr. Natalie CrawfordListen at 1:54:36
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