Study links pot abuse to schizophrenia in young men

A recent study reveals that young men [aka people born with a penis, testicles and XY chromosomes] may have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder.

According to the study published on May 4th in the Journal of Psychological Medicine, schizophrenia in men ages 21 to 30 could have been prevented by as much as 30% if there had been no persistent use of marijuana, medically termed "cannabis use disorder" (CUD). 

The study was based on data from a nearly 6 million population in Denmark with subjects ages 16 to 49. It concluded that schizophrenia cases in males may be preventable in 15% of the subjects if CUD was avoided.

"Although CUD is not responsible for most schizophrenia cases in Denmark, it appears to contribute to a non-negligible and steadily increasing proportion over the past five decades," the researchers concluded.

Around 30% of marijuana users in the US have CUD, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Killing ambition on high at a time

The researchers noted that past studies linking schizophrenia and CUD did not focus on the relationship between age and sex. And while the researchers were not biologists, they are keenly aware of the differences between men and women, and can actually define both, unlike some woke justices and others.

Although the study found the link being more significant with men than women, they also noted that men generally are more likely to have CUD.

One common theory on the possible cause of this link is that the percentage of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis has rapidly increased in recent decades. THC is the main psychoactive component of cannabis and due to the market demand of potheads, it was more lucrative to increase that level to have a more potent "high."

For example, the study noted that THC levels rose from 13% in 2006 to 30% in 2016 in Denmark. Other studies even suggest that THC levels have skyrocketed by over 200% from 1995 to 2015, man.

Prior to the 1980s, THC levels was typically less than 2% while today, potency in oils and edibles reach beyond 95%, dude.

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Friend of Kim Jong Un to go to Russia to advocate for WNBA's Brittney Griner's release

Early Rodman

The friend of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, says he has "permission" to go to Russia to advocate for WNBA player Brittney Griner who was sentenced to nine years in a scummy Russian prison for having cannabis in her possession. That friend of Kim's is none other than the beautiful Dennis Rodman.

“I got permission to go to Russia to help that girl,” Rodman told NBC News. “I’m trying to go this week.”

The outlet's report did not specify who Rodman claims gave him “permission” to travel to Russia to lobby for Griner’s release, but it likely wasn't Joe Biden because he needs permission to give permission for something so important.

Rodman claimed that he helped with the release of American Kenneth Bae after speaking with his buddy Kim.

And while no permission is currently needed to travel to Russia, the State Department advises U.S. citizens against going there due to the Ukraine invasion by the Russians and the U.S. Embassy's limited ability to assist Americans should they need help there.

American credit cards and debit cards don't work anymore in Russia.

NBC News tried to reach out to the White House regarding Rodman's plans but they did not respond to media outlets.

If Rodman is successful securing the release of Griner, it isn't known whether she will continue to take a knee during the national anthem, or if she will play basketball in the future.

The State Department has been in negotiations to free Griner, but efforts have seemingly failed so far because no country takes the Biden administration seriously.

Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport on February 17 after cannabis-infused vape cartridges were found in her luggage. She pled guilty to the drug charges.

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Following Griner’s sentence, alleged President Joe Biden released a statement condemning the decision. The statement was prepared for him by a staff member whose language skills have not deteriorated to Biden's level and has a basic understanding  of the situation.

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RI gubernatorial and AG candidates arrested with 48 pounds of marijuana

Imagine waking up next to one of them

Two political hopefuls turned out to also be dopefuls as they were arrested Thursday after police uncovered 48 pounds of illegal marijuana in the lovely couple's West Greenwich, Rhode Island home.

State police arrested Anne Armstrong, 58, and Alan Gordon, 48, both Compassion Party's candidates for governor and attorney general, respectively, after a search of their love pad uncovered almost 50 pounds of marijuana.

They didn't like the word 'marijuana' however, claiming that it's a racist term, and said they preferred the term 'cannabis,' which is not racist, proving that anyone with a minimally functioning brain can run for political office and people with minimally functioning brains will vote for them.

"On way to the Wickford barracks under arrest for cannabis again," Armstrong tweeted Thursday morning probably from the back of a police cruiser. "I guess our poll numbers were high enough to scare them into committing an atrocity. Pray for our police."

Oh man, speaking about 'high,' it wasn't just the poll numbers.

The couple's home was searched after a complaint of a "strong odor of marijuana emanating from marijuana plants being illegally grown outdoors."

Cops found pot "growing outdoors and in plain sight" without the required state-issued tags for growing medical marijuana.

Five aluminum trays heaped with trimmed pot were found inside the home with other trays used for drying the product.

A 15-year-old child was inside the home at the time of arrest. Pray for him or her.

The dynamic duo are leaders of a Christian sect--The Healing Church--that uses marijuana for religious services, and to get messed up in the head. They appeared in court Thursday afternoon but did not enter pleas on charges of marijuana possession and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

They were ordered held on $25,000 bail.

According to the Providence Journal, the duo's stance on pot has created previous encounters with police. In one lawsuit filed against the state, Armstrong and her friendly sidekick Gordon, claim the state's enforcement of marijuana laws against them amounts to religious discrimination and violates the U.S. Constitution.

It is believed that between the two miscreants, there are only 27 active brain cells.

Pray for them.



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Illegal marijuana joints set to open in Montreal Thursday

Montreal -- A Canadian chain of recreational marijuana dispensaries are set to open Thursday across the city and the mayor has vowed "zero tolerance."

Cannabis Culture, a Canadian chain of recreational pot dispensaries is co-owned by Marc and Jodie Emery, and has locations in Ontario and British Columbia, man.

The Emerys are, in effect, saying 'screw it--we're bringing our shops into Montreal and we don't really care that it's currently against federal law to sell recreational marijuana in Canada.' They're just now actually saying it.

The federal government is expected to table legislation legalizing cannabis in the spring.

The Emerys plan to open ten shops in Montreal by the end of this month, and eight of those are to open Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Stoned Time. The other two locations are slated to open at the end of December but the locations haven't yet been disclosed.

Cannabis Culture has experienced run-ins with law enforcement in the past. A number of their dispensaries were raided by police in Ontario. Employees were charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime.

But this Justin, Trudeau kind of digs pot. And Cannabis Culture is doing so well that they provide legal representation if you get busted and charged.

Right now we don't know what the Montreal police are going to do once the stores open but a spokesman for the law said that they will intervene when there are violations of the law that governs drugs and other substances.

That means they will intervene if the shops open and have cannabis on the premises.

But we'll see, eh.

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