mental health – DS https://www.anglinarchive.com Daily Stormer Historical Archive Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.17 https://www.anglinarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/cropped-favicon-32x32.png mental health – DS https://www.anglinarchive.com 32 32 Australia Passes World’s First Ban on Social Media for Kids Younger Than 16 https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/11/29/australia-passes-worlds-first-ban-on-social-media-for-kids-younger-than-16/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s not clear that this actually addresses a root problem.

A lot of right-wingers support this sort of thing, but is it really the government’s job to make these decisions about people’s kids?

You also have to go back to the core principle: no democracy government ever did anything good for anyone.

CNN:

Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set.

The Senate approved the social media ban late on Thursday, the last sitting day of the year, following months of intense public debate and a rushed parliamentary process that saw the bill introduced, debated and passed within a week.

Under the new law, tech companies must take “reasonable steps” to prevent under-age users from accessing social media services or face fines of nearly 50 million Australian dollars ($32 million).

It’s the world’s toughest response yet to a problem that has seen other countries impose restrictions but not hold companies accountable for breaches of a nationwide ban. The ban is expected to apply to Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit and X, but that list could expand.

Wtf is “X”?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told legislators that “every serious government” was grappling with the impact of social media on young people, and the leaders he’d spoken to had applauded Australia’s initiative on the issue.

“We know that social media can be a weapon for bullies, a platform for peer pressure, a driver of anxiety, a vehicle for scammers. And worst of all, a tool for online predators,” he told Parliament on Monday.

A poll by YouGov conducted this month showed that 77% of Australians support the under-16 ban. The survey was conducted in the second half of this month and sought the views of 1,515 people with a margin of error of 3.2%.

Now the law has passed, consultation is expected to take place before the government sets a switch-off date. After that, all children under 16 with accounts on social media platforms subject to the ban will have them deactivated.

Parents and children won’t be penalized for flouting the ban, but companies will need to show that they’ve taken reasonable steps to keep under-age users off.

See? They’re not even punishing the people who violate the law, they’re just restricting the companies themselves.

It does not seem like a serious thing.

]]> Minnesota Dad Worried About Trump Presidency Kills Kids, Wife, Ex-Girlfriend and Then Himself https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/11/11/minnesota-dad-worried-about-trump-presidency-kills-kids-wife-ex-girlfriend-and-then-himself/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

🇺🇸 MINNESOTA FATHER KILLS FAMILY AFTER ANTI-TRUMP RANT

Anthony Nephew, a Minnesota father with documented mental health issues, fatally shot his wife, ex-partner, and two sons before committing suicide, authorities said.

Police discovered the bodies in two Duluth homes,… pic.twitter.com/RpCinUaZDk

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) November 10, 2024

You can never be too careful when it comes to fascist dictatorships.

It’s better to just eliminate your family than risk falling into a fascist system like The Handmaid’s Tale.

New York Post:

A Minnesota dad who ranted against President-elect Donald Trump online shot and killed his wife, ex-partner, and his two sons before turning the gun on himself, according to authorities.

The shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had a “pattern of mental health issues,” Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa said on Friday — one day after authorities found five people dead inside two homes in the city.

Authorities found Anthony Nephew’s ex-partner Erin Abramson, 47, and their son, Jacob Nephew, 15, dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside their home Thursday afternoon, police said.

After identifying Anthony Nephew as a suspect, police found his 45-year-old wife Kathryn Nephew, and their 7-year-old son Oliver Nephew dead from gunshot wounds inside their family home close by.

Anthony Nephew was also found dead inside the home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

Anthony Nephew with his sons.

Before his rampage, Anthony Nephew had been sharing left-wing and anti-Trump posts on his Facebook account.

“My mental health and the world can no longer peacefully coexist, and a lot of the reason is religion,” Anthony Nephew wrote in July.

Makes sense.

“I am terrified of religious zealots inflicting their misguided beliefs on me and my family. I have intrusive thoughts of being burned at the stake as a witch, or crucified on a burning cross.

“Having people actually believe that I or my child are Satan or, the anti-Christ or whatever their favorite color of boogie man they are afraid are this week.”

In another post, he accused Republicans of “making it harder for women to leave” abusive relationships.

Yes, Trump has proposed a “No Exit” law to make it illegal for women to leave abusive men. Under the legislation, women are free to leave non-abusive men, but not abusive men, meaning that in order to be legally allowed to leave, they have to convince the man to stop abusing them.

It’s stupid to blame media for the actions of individuals. I believe that about the right and the left.

But it is notable that the outrageous speech of the mainstream media does trigger insane people into doing insane things.

]]> Australia Proposes Banning Social Media for Kids Under 16 Regardless of Parental Consent https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/11/08/australia-proposes-banning-social-media-for-kids-under-16-regardless-of-parental-consent/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

#BREAKING 🚨 Anthony Albanese has just announced the government will seek to ban teenagers under the age of 16 from social media

The announcement confirms the exact age restrictions that will be imposed pic.twitter.com/YkEVYz1JMR

— 6 News Australia (@6NewsAU) November 6, 2024

This seems a bit extreme, frankly.

It’s unfortunate parents have had their authority over their children transferred to the state.

Reuters:

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday the government would legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, a policy the government says is world-leading.

“Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Albanese told a news conference.
Legislation will be introduced into parliament this year, with the laws coming into effect 12 months after it is ratified by lawmakers, he added.

There will be no exemptions for users who have parental consent.

“The onus will be on social media platforms to demonstrate they are taking reasonable steps to prevent access,” Albanese said. “The onus won’t be on parents or young people.”

Social media is definitely not good for people.

But social media is… media that represents the society.

You’d need to do a lot more than simply ban teenagers from the internet to fix these problems.

]]> Washington DC, 13 States Sue TikTok for Having “Addictive” Features https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/10/15/washington-dc-13-states-sue-tiktok-for-having-addictive-features/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

How can someone be sued for a product with “addictive features”?

What does that even mean?

What about McDonald’s or that rabbi who runs PornHub? Are they not selling products with addictive features?

What about Monster Energy?

Reuters:

TikTok faces new lawsuits filed by 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday, accusing the popular social media platform of harming and failing to protect young people.

The lawsuits filed separately in New York, California, the District of Columbia and 11 other states, expand Chinese-owned TikTok’s legal fight with U.S. regulators, and seek new financial penalties against the company.

The states accuse TikTok of using intentionally addictive software designed to keep children watching as long and often as possible and misrepresenting its content moderation effectiveness.

“TikTok cultivates social media addiction to boost corporate profits,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. “TikTok intentionally targets children because they know kids do not yet have the defenses or capacity to create healthy boundaries around addictive content.”

TikTok seeks to maximize the amount of time users spend on the app in order to target them with ads, the states say.

“Young people are struggling with their mental health because of addictive social media platforms like TikTok,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.

TikTok said on Tuesday that it strongly disagreed with the claims, “many of which we believe to be inaccurate and misleading,” and that it was disappointed the states chose to sue “rather than work with us on constructive solutions to industrywide challenges.”

TikTok provides safety features including default screentime limits and privacy defaults for minors under 16, the company said.

Washington D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb alleged TikTok operates an unlicensed money transmission business through its live streaming and virtual currency features.


Brian Schwalb is a Jew

“TikTok’s platform is dangerous by design. It’s an intentionally addictive product that is designed to get young people addicted to their screens,” Schwalb said in an interview.

Washington’s lawsuit accused TikTok of facilitating sexual exploitation of underage users, saying TikTok’s live streaming and virtual currency “operate like a virtual strip club with no age restrictions.”

Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Vermont and Washington state also sued on Tuesday.

This is gay and retarded.

The government doesn’t care about “addictive features.”

We know what the complaint the government has about TikTok.

It’s well established by subhuman filth like Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton, and Nikki Haley.

]]> Exposure to Outdoor Light at Night Linked to Increased Prevalence of Alzheimer’s https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/09/07/exposure-to-outdoor-light-at-night-linked-to-increased-prevalence-of-alzheimers/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t understand what this is or why we’re reporting on it.

We apparently just report on completely irrelevant shit no one even understands now.

I guess.

The Guardian:

New research claims that exposure to outdoor light at night may increase the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease, especially in people under the age of 65.

The researchers who conducted the study, funded by a National Institutes of Health grant and published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience on Friday, said they have found correlations between areas of the US with excessive exposure to artificial light at night and the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease.

Actually, maybe this is relevant.

Andrew Anglin has talked a lot about the risks of artificial light, particularly the new forms of really shitty light.

You know, an old fashioned lightbulb was basically like a candle. Now with fluorescent light, LED light, and whatever else they have, you’re basking in a chemical glow.

Obviously this causes health problems.

How could it not?

In the US, at least 19 states have legislation in place aimed at reducing light pollution, but the authors of the study say that despite this, the “levels of light at night remain high in many parts of the country”.

While “streetlights, roadway lighting, and illuminated signs can deter crime, make roads safer, and enhance landscaping”, undisrupted light, however, “comes with ecological, behavioral, and health consequences”, the authors said.

Behavioral.

Note that.

For this study, the researchers evaluated Alzheimer’s disease prevalence by looking at the average nighttime light intensity by state and county in the US from 2012 to 2018, using satellite-acquired light pollution data and Medicare data reports of Alzheimer’s prevalence. They also incorporated medical data about variables known or believed to be risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease into their analysis, they said.

While conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and others were associated more strongly with Alzheimer’s disease prevalence than nighttime light intensity, the authors said that nighttime light was more strongly associated with Alzheimer’s disease prevalence than “alcohol abuse, chronic kidney disease, depression, heart failure, and obesity”.

Wow, really?

Firstly, alcohol abuse is totally safe.

But it’s worse than obesity?

You have to wonder about these studies. Personally, I would not be surprised if fake light causes obesity. Or rather, contributes to it.

For people under 65, nighttime light exposure was more strongly associated with Alzheimer’s prevalence than any other disease factor examined in the study.

“This could suggest that younger people may be particularly sensitive to the effects of light exposure at night,” the researchers said.

…

Samuel Gandy, an Alzheimer’s researcher at Mount Sinai in New York, said the general findings of the new study made sense, as “light controls circadian rhythm and that controls sleep”, he said, adding that for Alzheimer’s, “bad sleep increases the risk”.

Living in an area with more intense outdoor light at night is associated with shorter sleep duration, increased daytime sleepiness and dissatisfaction with sleep quality, the study states.

This is not a small problem.

This is yet another reason why it is much better to live in a rural area than in an urban hellscape.

]]> The Guardian Publishes Timeline of Biden’s Presidential Gaffes https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/07/06/the-guardian-publishes-timeline-of-bidens-presidential-gaffes/ Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Guardian often publishes things that the American government won’t publish.

This is not one of those cases, because the entire American government is throwing Biden under the bus right now.

But it’s a nice list.

The Guardian:

Warning signs of Joe Biden’s decline were hiding in plain sight well before last month’s calamitous US presidential debate performance against Donald Trump.

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19 March 2021: Biden stumbled three times as he climbed red carpeted stairs to Air Force One to board a flight to Atlanta. A White House spokesperson blamed windy weather.

1 March 2022: At his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, Biden said “Iranian” when he meant “Ukrainian,” “America” when he meant “Delaware” and “profits” when he meant “prices”.

26 March 2022: Biden upended a carefully crafted speech in Warsaw, Poland, by ad libbing about the Russian president, Vladimir Putin: “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power.” White House aides were forced to hastily clean up the remark.

18 June 2022: Biden fell off a bicycle near his Delaware beach home, moments after greeting reporters with a wave and a cheery “Good morning!” Asked what caused the fall, Biden said the “toe cages” on his bike got caught.

1 November 2022: At a campaign rally in Hallandale Beach, Florida, Biden blamed inflation on “a war in Iraq” when he meant Ukraine. In correcting himself, he made another mistake: “I think of Iraq because that’s where my son died” – in fact Beau Biden returned home in 2009 and died of brain cancer in the US in 2015.

1 June 2023: Biden tripped and fell over a small black sandbag on stage at the US Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs. He later quipped that he got “sandbagged”.

8 June 2023: Biden referred to as British prime minister Rishi Sunak as “president”, then corrected himself with a joke: “I just promoted you.”

16 June 2023: At a speech about gun safety in Connecticut, Biden closed with the baffling line: “God save the queen, man.”

27 June 2023: Speaking about Nato’s support for Ukraine, Biden referred to Russia’s attacks as an “onslaught on Iraq”. He described the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, as the leader “of a little country that’s now the largest in the world, China”, before correcting himself.

28 June 2023: Biden told reporters at the White House that Putin is “clearly losing the war in Iraq” when he meant to say Ukraine.

10 September 2023: Biden was rambling mid-sentence in Hanoi when Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, intervened and told reporters: “Thank you everybody, this ends the press conference.” Moments earlier, the president had quipped: “I don’t know about you, but I’m going to go to bed.”

4 February 2024: At a campaign event in Las Vegas, Biden said: “I sat down and I said, ‘America is back.’ And Mitterrand, from Germany – I mean, from France looked at me …” He meant to say Emmanuel Macron.

…

13 June 2024: Biden stood very still during a Juneteenth musical performance at the White House, leading to speculation that he had “frozen”.

Have you seen these before and after clips of the Democrat pundits?

Joe is under the bus.

This is a done deal.

The media would not be talking like this if Biden was going to be the candidate.


]]> Having a Good Diet in Early Childhood Protects Mind Against Cognitive Decline and Dementia https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/07/03/having-a-good-diet-in-early-childhood-protects-mind-against-cognitive-decline-and-dementia/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

It’s crazy seeing these fat kids running around.

They are going to develop into adults missing like, 8 IQ points that they would have had with a healthy diet.

Now they’ve got the research showing early childhood diet also affects the cognitive state of the elderly. But wasn’t that already obvious?

The Guardian:

A healthy diet earlier in life could help keep you mentally sharp into your 70s, and even ward off dementia, according to research that followed thousands of Britons for seven decades.

While most studies on diet and cognitive ability have focused on people already in or reaching old age, the new review was the first to track people throughout their life – from the age of four to 70 – and suggests the links may start much earlier than previously recognised.

The research adds to a growing body of evidence that a healthy diet could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and slow age-related cognitive decline. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

“These initial findings generally support current public health guidance that it is important to establish healthy dietary patterns early in life in order to support and maintain health throughout life,” said Kelly Cara, of Tufts University in Massachusetts.

…

Researchers analysed participants’ diet at five time points in relation to their cognitive ability at seven time points. Dietary quality was closely linked with trends in cognitive ability, they found.

For example, only 8% of people with low-quality diets sustained high cognitive ability and only 7% of those with high-quality diets sustained low cognitive ability over time compared with their peers.

…

While most people saw steady improvements in their diet throughout adulthood, the researchers noted that slight differences in diet quality in childhood seemed to set the tone for later life dietary patterns, for better or worse.

“This suggests that early life dietary intakes may influence our dietary decisions later in life, and the cumulative effects of diet over time are linked with the progression of our global cognitive abilities,” Cara said.

Being a fat slob is, regrettably, associated with southern whites. And it’s not totally untrue.

But the left is responsible for that ridiculous food pyramid and telling these people they should eat all these carbs in the first place.

The left apparently believes this ice cream thing with The Biden is edgy and cool. Aviators and ice cream. It’s a fashion look.

This shows again that these faggots know nothing about cool, and that cool and fashion was always a rightest trait.

You think the same people who banned cigarettes are capable of ever being cool, fashionable, or masculine in any way?

]]> Peru to Stop Labeling Trannies as Mentally Ill After Backlash https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/06/27/peru-to-stop-labeling-trannies-as-mentally-ill-after-backlash/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Where are all of these trannies coming from? Where is there an army of trannies on the streets of Peru?

Reuters:

Peru will stop listing individuals who identify as transgender, among others, as suffering from mental disorders, the country’s health ministry announced on Tuesday, following a backlash to the move that critics derided as unnecessary and discriminatory.

The decision comes after hundreds of protesters took the streets of the capital Lima last month to demand the scrapping of a new law that described those who identify as transgender, along with “cross dressers” and those with “gender identity disorders” as mentally ill and eligible for health services via both public and private providers.

It seems more likely that the United States was the one putting the pressure, rather than the tranny street beasts themselves.

“Nothing to cure”

“Trans are love”

The United States has repeatedly been caught forcing smaller countries to become gay.

I can’t imagine the Peru government actually cares about the protesters.

But the US has a lot of different ways to hurt them.

]]> Cellphone “Addiction” is a Very Bad Behavior, But “Addiction” is a Total Hoax – How About Making Better Decisions? https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/06/07/cellphone-addiction-is-a-very-bad-behavior-but-addiction-is-a-total-hoax-how-about-making-better-decisions/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Sorry, I do not believe in “addiction.” This is dumb retard nonsense. There is something called “bad behavior” and another thing called “poor decision making.” We don’t need psychologists to explain this to us.

Just listen to Peter Hitchens.

“Addiction” is nonsense.

There is no proof that this thing exists.

It is disgusting that we have to use this term to talk about bad behavior.

People mess with their phones because they are anti-social, they don’t care about the people around them, and they decide to make selfish decisions.

I say this as someone who has had life long substance abuse problems. Since I was a teenager, I have engaged in [INSERT VARIOUS THINGS]. Why did I do this? Because I am an irresponsible person (sometimes) who (sometimes) makes bad decisions.

I did not have a “disease.” I was not compelled by something beyond my own consciousness. That is ridiculous. There is no evidence for this theory.

But, yes: people use their phones too much and that leads to further bad behavior.

These are personal decisions made by individuals who have free will.

The Guardian:

Young people with internet addiction experience changes in their brain chemistry which could lead to more addictive behaviours, research suggests.

The study, published in PLOS Mental Health, reviewed previous research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine how regions of the brain interact in people with internet addiction.

They found that the effects were evident throughout multiple neural networks in the brains of young people, and that there was increased activity in parts of the brain when participants were resting.

I actually do believe that repeated bad behaviors change your brain chemistry.

They change your soul, and what is your brain if not the body of your soul?

(The Hitchins debate above shows the brain scans. I agree with this. I’m not saying the scans are fake. But frankly, we do not understand the brain all that well. These “experts” don’t even admit souls exist – even while they support tranny theories that say souls are trapped in the wrong bodies.)

At the same time, there was an overall decrease in the functional connectivity in parts of the brain involved in active thinking, which is the executive control network of the brain responsible for memory and decision-making.

The research found that these changes resulted in addictive behaviours and tendencies in adolescents, as well as behavioural changes linked to mental health, development, intellectual ability and physical coordination.

Yeah, dude.

Bad behavior leads to further bad behavior.

Sometimes we call this “sin.” Using your phone too much is not actually a sin, but it is obviously a bad behavior, and bad behaviors – whether they are sins or not – lead to further bad behaviors.

Max Chang, the study’s lead author and an MSc student at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH), said: “Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage during which people go through significant changes in their biology, cognition and personalities.

“As a result, the brain is particularly vulnerable to internet addiction-related urges during this time, such as compulsive internet usage, cravings towards usage of the mouse or keyboard and consuming media.

“The findings from our study show that this can lead to potentially negative behavioural and developmental changes that could impact the lives of adolescents. For example, they may struggle to maintain relationships and social activities, lie about online activity and experience irregular eating and disrupted sleep.”

Bad behavior leads to more bad behavior.

That is why we should engage in good behavior.

We should avoid all sins (insofar as we can) and also avoid all negative behaviors (insofar as we can).

No one ever said life was going to be easy.

In fact, life is the hardest thing ever.

The easiest thing ever is engaging in bad behaviors that make life appear less difficult.

In actual fact, bad behavior makes life much more difficult.

Being online all the time is a very bad behavior and it makes your life much worse.

I work online, so I’m online a lot.

But I do not own a cellular phone. I install all the apps on my laptop. If people want to meet me in real life, they have to arrange a time for the meeting, and then be there (or not). I don’t carry around my laptop like a cellphone.

When I am sitting alone in public, instead of looking at a phone, I either sit and think about my deranged ideas, or share those deranged ideas with strangers.

I’m not even recommending this as a life choice (though it is one way to live). But I would recommend that you not sit around on your phone all the time. It’s absurd, to live like this. There is a big, beautiful world out there, all around you, and sometimes beauty is found in the most unlikely of places.

My advice to everyone is always the same as it’s always been: keep it real.

“Touch grass” is a gay retard meme, because the only people who would ever say that are “extremely online” persons who want to mock you for having the same problem as they have. You can touch grass or not – most of it in public places is sprayed with chemicals that cause hormonal disorders, penis shrinkage, and cancer.

But being in nature is a good idea. Being alone with your thoughts is a good idea. If it is painful to be alone with your thoughts – and if you have any bit of intelligence at all, it is extremely painful (can confirm) – than I would advise you to confront that pain, and to learn to love that pain.

When the pain of my thoughts becomes tough, I say:

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in Heaven. Given us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from evil. Amen.

And:

Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

You can also say the Hail Mary. I do that sometimes, but have been doing it less, as I’ve come to believe that promoting it as the main prayer is a conspiracy to draw us away from Jesus. (That doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with it, or we shouldn’t say it, I’m just saying that if you are asking Mary for intervention more than you are asking Jesus for mercy, something has to have gone wrong. The Holy Mother would never want to distract us from Jesus Christ.)

Whether it is the masturbation or fornication (sins) or overindulgences in internet, alcohol, drugs, or anything else (potentially bad behaviors which can become sins if overdone), you need to understand that these are personal choices that you are responsible for, and you can change your life if you want to do so.

Do not believe this “addiction” bullshit. It is total nonsense. Clearly, the deeper you get into sin or other bad behavior, the harder it is to get out. It’s just a hole you are digging for yourself. But always take personal responsibility.

There are so many things in this world that you have no control over. You need to focus on the things you do have control over. In that, you will find peace.

]]> Canada: Old People Having Psychotic Breakdowns Due to Legal Ultra-Weed https://www.anglinarchive.com/2024/05/21/canada-old-people-having-psychotic-breakdowns-due-to-legal-ultra-weed/ Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000
“I have all my fingers today. I think we should get fucked up and do insane crimes. What do you think, voice in my head?”

Related: Justice Department Reclassifies Marijuana as a Less Dangerous Drug

It’s so funny that in the 1960s everyone was like “weeds not a big deal, man, just legalize it!”

And then they legalized it and a bunch of botanic scientists started messing with it and turned it into a seriously hardcore drug that makes you go insane.

Personally, I think it was a bit out of control to be putting people in prison for a few grams of weed. I don’t support the extreme drug war policies, even though I am a hardcore Nixon supporter. I think it should have been suppressed to an extent, but putting people in prison was just kind of nuts.

But legalizing it and then letting these scientists turn it into a hardcore psychedelic that drives everyone into schizophrenia? This is totally wild. At best, they could have just decriminalized possession.

But hey.

Making super-weed that makes everyone schizophrenic is also a good option, I guess.

CNN:

One may think young people are the main group enjoying the freedom of legalized weed, but in Canada, the greatest increase in users after legalization was among older adults — and sometimes it’s sending them to the hospital, according to new research.

The rate of emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning in older adults during the period of legalization of dried cannabis flower and edibles — October 2018 through December 2022 — in Canada was significantly higher than that of the pre-legalization period, according to a research letter published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

Oh wow so legalizing drugs makes more people do drugs huh I never would have supposed that this would be the case. [sic]

Edibles, which include baked goods, candies and beverages, are increasingly popular, said lead research author Dr. Nathan Stall, a geriatrician and clinician scientist at Sinai Health in Ontario. But some older adults may be unaware of the strength of today’s weed, and little is known about the health effects of legalizing edible cannabis on older adults — the age group with the largest growth in overall cannabis use a year after dried cannabis flower was legalized in Canada, Stall said.

“There’s a bit of an age-related bias that many health care practitioners, and frankly society, hold that older adults are not using drugs. And that’s not true,” Stall said. “We found that the largest increases in emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning among seniors occurred after edible cannabis became legal for retail sale in January 2020.”

These “edibles” are like, super-strong. People have complete breakdowns. It’s like smoking PCP.

The authors used the Ontario Ministry of Health’s administrative data to examine the rates of emergency room visits for cannabis poisoning among older adults during the pre-legalization period — January 2015 to September 2018 — and the two legalization periods: October 2018 through December 2019, which permitted the sale of dried cannabis flower only, and January 2020 through December 2022, which marked the legalization of cannabis edibles.

When people have cannabis poisoning, according to Stall, they may experience confusion; psychosis, including hallucinations; anxiety or panic attacks; rapid heartbeat; chest pain; nausea; and vomiting.

To be fair, you don’t have to smoke weed to have those issues.

I have all those issues every day and I haven’t smoked weed since I was 19.

During the eight-year study period, there were 2,322 emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning in older adults who were age 69 on average. Nearly 17% of those adults were simultaneously intoxicated with alcohol, about 38% had cancer and 6.5% had dementia. Compared with pre-legalization, legalization period No. 1 saw a twice higher rate of emergency department visits for cannabis poisoning. The rate during the second legalization period tripled that of pre-legalization.

“This study provides a cautionary tale of legalization of substances without adequate research, education, and counseling of users regarding adverse effects and safe usage, particularly in older adults,” said Dr. Lona Mody and Dr. Sharon K. Inouye, who weren’t involved in the research, in a commentary on the research.

It needs to be de-legalized.

It was already effectively decriminalized. What was the point of legalizing it?

If it’s decriminalized but still illegal, it can’t be sold in shops, and people don’t think it’s normal and sanctioned by the government, so people are more careful.

It’s just common sense.

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