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Is marijuana bad for your brain? - Anees Bahji

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Explore how marijuana’s two main active compounds, THC and CBD, affect your brain and body, and what risk factors to watch out for.

NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE NIGHTMARE

— @sergio_jose

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In 1970, marijuana was classified as a schedule 1 drug in the United States: the strictest designation possible, meaning it was completely illegal and had no recognized medical uses. Today, marijuana’s therapeutic benefits are widely acknowledged, but a growing recognition for its medical value doesn’t answer the question: is recreational marijuana use bad for your brain? Anees Bahji investigates.

Short answer: Yes.

Long Answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.

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Lesson by Anees Bahji, directed by Anton Bogaty.

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14 years old I was introduced to this green substance called Weed, i was a cadet in a surf life saving club OLD, Gold Coast!! it was a roach, I was innocent but brave and said why not, I'll give that a crack!!!!
Nek minute.
I am 54 in august and burn this product on an hourly basis but sometimes I give it a 24hr window before lighting that ember again.
This weed stuff is powerful for a brain to understand our human consciousness and to understand why you and I are here to experience all these messed up emotions.
Peace is when you find your answer.
It's beautiful.

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Drugs r bad, mmkay? Unless it's alcohol, which is not a drug, which can be proven because it doesn't even have a schedule number!

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It is a menace to the neighbors just like smoking cigarettes next to the neighbors house

— @rmduwk

More User Perspectives

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Used to smoke every day until i had a psychotic episode, doing fine now, you think youre safe until youre not

@con0852
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According to UN Cannabis has 256 million users and us the most widely consumed drug globally by a significant margin.

@Desam1000
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Based on personal experience using this poison for many many years I can tell you that using weed has absolutely zero positive effects and many many negative effects. Calling it medical is the biggest pile of BS and is nothing more than an excuse to not feel bad about using it.

@Qbert-379
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Damn that’s crazy finna role up again and I’ll be back😂

@JosiahButler-c1e
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Relieves Anxiety
Reduces Pain
Stops tremors/ involuntary movements
Reduces Nausea
And so much more!

@Justin_Hannosh
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I smoked thc for a year in a half and man did It mess with my head I had two bad trips, and I had really bad mood swings and memory loss, I couldn’t really think clearly after I stopped using it, It was hard for me to give it up and say no to people who offered me their pen, I mostly used it to cope with anxiety but didn’t really help every time, but I’m completely clean now I’ve been for 3 years.

@megumifurry
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Endo: “Sender! Sender!”

Sender: “Endo? Impossible! I just sent you back to the receiver!”

Endo: “I know, I know, but I’m back!
Back from the Receive”

Sender: “Great Scott”

@ApolloSniperman
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Here in Italy it's illegal and that is good for Mafia because they can sell it illegally (and they do)

@dr_alkaloid
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Bro, let me smoke in peace

@Darkstalker212
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I'm stoned right now. what are they talking about?

@redcoats9002
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Damnit…
I’m sober now..

@Figgy_Jub
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Moderation is key, iv done my channel for medical cannabis and it has helped me more than all the tablets the docs were giving me, check mine out for more guys, any new subscribers much appreciated ❤

@Medicatedbarberfriend
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I can attest to the learning issue I am dropping marijuana to start a course because I noticed that I'm having to read 3 times to understand

@Blademast
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Smoking a anything ducks up lungs and always

@sc6140
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Jamison bong trainwreak

@Istockwell
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The problem is how long they have had to develop breathalyzers for Opiates before Cannabis. watch?v=dxhN1a1uHVc

@Pullup-4fun
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Something’s I don’t want to remember… 💨

@DaysiAcosta-k1h
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some strains actually make me smarter

@aaronkeaton-g2k
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Yes, marijuana is bad.

@OGUNLEYEKEHINDE-rs7zd
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I get a kick out of deadbeat stoners that insist this is medicine just so they can justify putting their brains in a blender

@Skinhound
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his voice is like knives in my ears

@salahalzibdeh
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No, you are not. These characters are adorable.

@Comfy_Brooklyn
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I totally reject marijuana. Few people around me smoke marijuana because I think it will lower my IQ. Many people in the comment area have verified this. May God bless him to regain his sanity.

@jacksheriff
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Funny thing; starting smoking at age 14 my girlfriend now 66 put herself through college, raised (is raising her 3 children holding down a job and doing well. 🤔

@noraa-dog
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Is marijuana bad for your brain ?
It’s depend who you are !
Deep meaning👏🏻

@karanchetri77
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3:53 the battery is dying & the phone is dead!!!

@AnnaGiladi-n9p
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I started when I was 12 year's old 1975 and have never experienced anything like what this is talking about. Maybe he works Big Pharmaceutical company or something. I will state that there is a withdrawal draw that puts you in a bad mood when you run out, but just a little one hitter will eliminate that. I have enjoyed immensely over the last half of a century. Humans and cannabis have always been together, anthropologists have found them together since prehistorical following one is to follow the other.

@clark6390
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@KunduraTamircisi
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I have schizophrenia, and I have tried marijuana. I extremely don't like the way marijuana makes my brain feel. When I tried marijuana and was exposed to second hand marijuana smoke it slows my brain down and hard to breath.

@MattHalpain
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Easy answer.. yes

@HoneyBerighthere-Saysarath
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Damn shaggy

@sirscurrbop8912
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Not them arresting shaggy at the beginning 😂

@Baleli14
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It’s all about moderation. Too much of anything is bad for you. Too much water (hyperhydration) can cause multi-system organ failure that starts at the kidneys. Once those fail because of the constant workload that it’s not used to, you will then present with life threatening symptoms and will go into shock. It happens mostly with amateur athletes.

Just because a government doesn’t know how to regulate a commodity or a product, they will condemn it, vilify it, and illegalize it, until they are able to figure out how to maximally profit from it. Im not condoning the use of any drugs, but if you consciously relate drugs to being bad because you are told to by your faith or government, then im sorry to say you are being misled.

@Heb_N
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Smoking to this video right now

@derekstephens6722
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sooo is that a yes??

@thatdudezyon
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I’m trying to understand, but I’m baked asf.

@thatguyynol
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Marijuana permanantly changed my vision and made it have this horrible static I did it when I turned 21 and I wish someone actually told me the real risk

@jeyserreacts3444
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I used to smoke cannabis and other drugs just for fun

Now I am using them to overcompensate for the pain from worry ulcers and radiation sickness

So I must openly admit now that I realized it was medicine

After the fact

When I had smoked it for years

Just for fun.

Stuff that feels good, it's good for you... it's pretty confusing

@black-sun-enterprises
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hahah yesss

@aimae811
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I’m watching this after eating a edible

@viridianaamaro6971
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You can't intake drugs...a missing princess. Also, they're my body. Don't let trump get you in trouble.

@KRistol-ij8to
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Weed is me. My breath and brain. Reason I can't get shot.

@KRistol-ij8to
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I'm always amazed when people seek a temporary benefit at the risk of permanent problems.

@sunnybearbuds