>>>Cannabis use had been cited as a cause of schizophrenia in young people and I have seen several cases where users have committed violent crimes ... UK alchol consumption is going up against a European trend where its going down.
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>>I think any kind of narcotic can accentuate (not necessarilly cause) psychological problems that already exist, especially when abused. Cannabis can (and is by some) used to stimulate deliberate "brain change" by some people (the late Robert Anton Wilson was one such) - these same people often warn against the "misuse" of any "brain change" drugs.
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>Cannabis is not a narcotic. That's drugs like opium and morphine, that stuporfy you, put you in a dream state, so to speak.
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Isn't anything that alters your mental state a narcotic? If you don't think pot does that, you must never have smoked it.