Random, all in my head, or be concerned?

[Ghoul]

From my experience, it could depend on what strain you smoke. Some will relax and some will, well, spark anxiety or the like. I used to wake and bake. Never had anxiety or worry much. Once, I remember smoking some strong 70/30 kush (or something like that) and watching a street fight... made my heart pound through my chest and I passed out for 2 mins. After that I was always careful what, when and where I smoked. However, I havn't smoked at all since my first child... I always want to be sharp in case I'm needed. I don't miss it.

You'll be happy to hear that on average, even after decades of heavy use, lost brain volume is regained within 29 months after cessation. The exception are those who used heavily as teenagers, in which case a certain an amount of loss, about 8 IQ points worth on average, appears permanent.

 

[RockoJocko]

I've seen behavior bordering on the psychotic from very close friends who were daily smokers for many years. A bit scary if you ask me. Just looking at some of the data available around schizophrenia, one can imagine how many more patients don't necessarily "meet the criteria for diagnosis of schizophrenia" but may fall into other degrees of behavioral disorders as a direct correlation.

Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Schizophrenia, Especially among Young Men

A huge Danish study shows that up to 30 percent of psychosis diagnoses in young men could have been prevented if these individuals hadn’t used marijuana heavily

www.scientificamerican.com

 

[Ghoul]

I've seen behavior bordering on the psychotic from very close friends who were daily smokers for many years. A bit scary if you ask me. Just looking at some of the data available around schizophrenia, one can imagine how many more patients don't necessarily "meet the criteria for diagnosis of schizophrenia" but may fall into other degrees of behavioral disorders as a direct correlation.

Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Schizophrenia, Especially among Young Men

A huge Danish study shows that up to 30 percent of psychosis diagnoses in young men could have been prevented if these individuals hadn’t used marijuana heavily

www.scientificamerican.com

Pot use has been closely associated with "First break psychosis" for decades. It's a severe psychotic breakdown because those who've never gone through it before tend to have the worst reactions.

I'm no puritan, but am baffled why there's little to no efforts at harm reduction accompanying legalization. 1984's "Soma" comes to mind. For me, the worst effect is it makes me entirely too satisfied with everything. Couch and cartoons become life's pinnacle.