CANNABIS LINKED TO PSYCHOSIS IN MARCH

Mar 2nd 2011, 12:12 by E O Hatterpol | WASHINGTON, DC

THIS BLOG the work of the Phoenix E O Hatterpol, Gezellig Auguste, who, having dragged himself from the ashes of his Master of fArts degree in Freedom Language & Literaturd, does hendeavour to discuss a recent article by the BBC reporting the link between cannabis use and psychosis.  Please save commentary h& laughter till th'end.

The article states, "cannabis use 'significantly' increased the risk of psychotic symptoms, even when other factors such as socio-economic status, use of different drugs and other psychiatric conditions were taken into account."

My cloudy definition of "psychosis" is "crazy person".  Here's the Dictionary.com definition: "a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality."

That doesn't sound like a "crazy person"!  I'm certain most who smoke cannabis are actually after "hallucinations" and "impaired contact with reality."  Impaired contact with reality is the donkey's butt!

I imagine the BBC is using "psychosis" more along the lines of Dictionary.com's second definition: "any severe form of mental disorder, as schizophrenia or paranoia".

That's not good.  I can tolerate paranoia - checking the door locks, keeping the dog on leash when outside, looking over the shoulder - because that's Mr Alexander just trying to keep you safe.  I don't know how many times Mr Alexander has looked at a car and been like, "You know what?  When you step back from it all, that damn thing is a speeding death machine!"

Schizophrenia - now that's some shit.  Whether you call it schizophrenia or the much cooler "dementia præcox", any "emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration [and] social isolation" is decidedly not the donkey's butt.

If you like Mr Alexander, be sure not to fall into the "Mr Alexander makes EVERYTHING better" trap.  Family Guy is better; museums are better; driving is not better; "emotional blunting" is definitely not better.

Remember, even though Mr Alexander has positive qualities (treating many diseases, sturdy clothing and ropes, nutritious seed), it also has negative ones (possible "emotional blunting", illegal, expensive).  At the end of the day, it's an intoxicant that occupies a curious spot in botany alongside the hop (used for beer).

I've got two questions for this study: 

#1: Were these cannabis smokers afraid of the law or were they protected under the study?  That's some paranoia waiting to happen.

#2: The study was conducted over a ten-year period.  How can a negro get signed up for the next decade-long study??

This blog emphasizes donkey butts, emotional blunting & a practical, nonmoralistic approach towards Mr Alexander.