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Again with the stupid reefer madness nonsense.

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I wonder if telling adolescent white males they're bad people for 40 years - they're the root of all problems, guilty of toxic masculinity, racism, and other evil, forcing medications on them to control normal male behaviors, driving them to seek refuge in video games and weed, locking them indoors from "Covid" ----- has had anything to do with 18-22 year old males suddenly exploding into incredible violence.

Seemed somewhat predictable there would be a price to pay for flogging young males for so many decades.

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Also this:

37 School Shooters/School Related Violence Committed By Those Under The Influence Of Psychiatric Drugs

https://www.cchrint.org/school-shooters/

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Jul 5, 2022·edited Jul 5, 2022

Thank God it’s finally getting across that today's marijuana is far from harmless for some people.

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Every. Single. Time. And the media and politicians continue to ignore the obvious. As expected, of course.

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Alex..while I am sick to death of this weed culture and teaching kids it’s totally benign and actually beneficial for anxiety/depression, you are missing a huge piece of the puzzle. Vaccines are causing mental illness. Seven years ago researchers from university of VA discovered lymphatic vessels directly linking the immune system to the brain. We know these ingredients are reaching the brain causing everything from Alzheimer’s and yes autism to mental illness. First line of defense are SSRis or antipsychotics mixed with benzos. These meds can tip a mentally unstable person into suicidal or homicidal ideation. So while your concerns about cannibas are valid I think you’re barking up the wrong tree.

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Your analysis on Covid has been heroic but I have suspected that the overuse of THC vehicles can indeed produce mental imbalance. I’ve seen the results in people I have known. Too much of any drug is toxic. And like alcohol it reacts in different people in different ways.

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I've never used drugs of any sort, I love my real life too much. Never gambled, instead I invested in myself. Never smoked cigarettes, I value being an athlete, and love my health. Never have had any degeneracy, got married, and remained faithful. Took on increasing responsibility with various roles in my career, after wife and I paid our own way through my graduate schools. She has been a stay at home Mom through the late 1990's up to the early 2010's. No complaints from either of us. We also never bought in to any Leftist media, agendas, or anything the large nose crowd uses to denature our men and women, and by proxy, the family. They are a filthy, degenerate people, with enormous levels of psychopathy, homosexuality, transsexualism, pedophilia, and a propensity to cheat their own grandmothers. Hail Victory.

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That exchange is "evidence"? So mass murder is the behavior of the"typical stoner". I think Alex is distracting from the fact that almost all shooters are on psych meds, SSRI'S in particular, whether or not there is "evidence" of cannabis use.

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I would also like to know the prescriptions that he was taking. Maybe these with pot are a toxic cocktail. Not everyone will react this way but enough that we should be concerned.

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Most shooters were on some type of psych drug. I’m sure this guy was too. My daughter had a breakdown at 17. She was immediately put on Wellbutrin and Zoloft. The Zoloft was awful. She begged to be taken off, but turns out do c said it will take 6 weeks to taper down. It was a really difficult 6 weeks. From there it was 8 years of docs trying and adding meds. She got put in benzos and those took her 9 months to get off slowly once I convinced her she would never get her life back until she got off all the meds. One thing we learned was some people genetically can’t handle certain meds. One doc had her do genetic testing and it tuned out SSRIs like Zoloft were contraindicated for her based on her genes. The doc said no wonder you felt so awful on it. Anyway 8 years later she is off all drugs and is a different person. The drugs made her upset, stressed, and angry. After everything I witnessed I’m convinced they contribute to great amounts of violence and disability. When my daughter was on them she couldn’t go to school or work. She couldn’t even read. Now she is top of her class at college and writes for a local paper.

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You’re pushing a rock up a steep hill. Cannabis Psychosis is not a primary Dx—it’s an aggravating symptom of concomitant SSRI/NSRI use. THOSE are the neuron-warpers. These sick puppies on psychotropics also co-medicate with ETOH as well as Cannabis, but the underlying condition isn’t etiologically grounded in Cannabis use. The psychotropic effects of Cannabis might exacerbate underlying mind-junk, but it’s Psychiatric science-project prescription-madness that initiates the psychotic breaks.

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He was a psychopath and he happened to smoke cannabis... Must be the cannabis.

At this point Alex is just throwing shit at the walls and seeing what sticks.

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Jul 5, 2022·edited Jul 5, 2022

Most of these mass shooters come from good families. The problem is all this social media exposure and influence. Think about all these videos showing violence and glamorizing it that rappers /singers make and stream online. When will the government realize this and censor all these violent videos/video games/photos etc...that appear online???

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Looks like the attacks on Alex's cannibas position is coming from people who enjoy using it. They disparage his character by attacking him rather than coming out with the evidence that there is no such thing as cannibas induced psychosis and violence. Mixing drugs like cannibas and ETOH together with the violent culture of video games can produce illness. There is no doubt about it. Add in legally prescribed drugs that are being used to "normalize" rather than treat underlying disease is an American Medical thing. the U.S. is so far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to asking for and receiving drugs as a cure-all for everything. Doctors succumbed to patients more than 20 years ago when prescription drug marketing became a reality. And the Pharma companies love it!

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But Alex there is a bale of money to be had for the politicians in the legalization of cannabis, a few bad seeds here and there shouldn't be of any concern. Although actually fertilizing these bad seeds opens the door(s) to those who desire impleminting their "Liberal World Order" now doesn't it ?

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Why don't we make people who want to buy firearms pass a drug test? Can they test for SSRI's?

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Almost every young adult that my college-aged children know is taking anti-anxiety meds, anti-depressants and/or meds for ADD/ADHD. There’s also an incredible amount of dysfunction in this age group and it has been obvious to me since my kids were in elementary school. My husband and I have many hundreds of times pondered the question, “What is it that has affected this generation like this?” I always come back to some sort of chemical exposure. Something in utero? ADD/ADHD meds (I understand these may be necessary for some but they seem to be wildly and widely overprescribed, especially to boys)? The SSRIs that the doc’s start pushing around puberty, especially to girls? Unsocial media has no doubt contributed to a widespread feeling of unhappiness in this age cohort and it has also created some supremely nasty people as this group seems to derive some pleasure from tearing people down. Drug use (illegal, pot, inappropriate use of prescription meds) contributes to the whole mess. I am but one mother who has observed this generation up close for 21 years and what I see is alarming. Parents don’t parent. Doctors push meds that aren’t needed. The schools don’t educate properly. Unsocial media and the MSM normalize antisocial and deviant behaviors. Public figures actively advocate for pot for everyone (see, e.g., John Fetterman). I can see where the problems are. I can even see, to some extent, ways to right the ship but I feel like I am a mostly lone voice screaming into the void.

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50 million cannabis users and a handful shoot up places....Evil Cannabis!!!!

Never mind whatever cocktail of pharmaceuticals he might have been on.....crickets

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With all due respect, correlation does not equal causation. Research 101. Let’s wait and see, shall we, what other psychotropic medications he was on + mental health history? I am not saying that cannabis is not contributing here, but to say it is “the cause” is ridiculous. Do better.

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Three comments: 1) Correlation is not causation, 2) Your reasoning sounds a lot like "Reefer Madness 2022", 3) If you want to make a point about cannabis the point should be that cannabis smoked is not a good idea and cannabis smoked chronically is as healthy as alcoholism (though the mechanisms and impacts are very different) and probably indicative of an underlying psychological and/or physiological disorder.

The human body comes with a widely distributed cannabinoid receptor system and it's now recognized as an important part of of the functioning of our immune systems. Railing against "cannabis" without including these important distinctions (i.e. "smoking it is bad for you" "chronic smoking is part of a constellation of symptoms of a mental health disorder") is inaccurate, anti-scientific, and credibility destroying.

Additionally, if I were managing a strategic PR campaign on behalf of Pharma to undermine a major competitor to many multi-billion dollar drug products, you'd be my best buddy. I'm sure this is not your intention. Tighten it up. You could do a lot of good in this arena and being rabidly anti-cannabis it not the path.

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Yes, because weed made him do it... just like video games and rap music.

Alex, likes to poke at weed smokers.

Somewhere along the line a pot smoker hurt Alex's feelings.

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One difference from other mass shooters is that he seems to have a father in his life. Other than that, he seems to share a similar background with all the others.

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"Anatomy of an Epidemic" by Robert Whitaker is a well-researched deep-dive into the failure of SSRI's (and other psychiatric medications). Once you read it, you can't understand why these medications are still prescribed. Then you remember that the pharmaceutical cartel is the biggest lobby in the nation...And I think Alex is absolutely on target about marijuana.

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My son has been on SSRIs for years now, just found out he's vaping marijuana as well. In 7th grade he had debilitating OCD. We did the SSRIs out of desperation. We tried tapering a few times, things got worse. Looking back I wish we went another way. I see photos of him prior to grade 7 and his eyes looked vibrant and alive. He also got convinced he's trans. It's really been too much. I feel society failed him and I didn't know how to properly combat the influences coming at him.

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Blaming marijuana for peoples actions is about as useful as blaming guns or video games or music.

Its lazy, unsupported nonsense.

Millions of people enjoy smoking weed and don't commit crimes of violence or any other crime for that matter.

You can write an entire library of nonsense... doesn't make it anymore true.

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I'm sure there will be A LOT more of these Psychos in near future (especially since they can be used to confiscate guns from normal people - the 'authorities' will push 'a notch' some of these in the 'right' direction)

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SSRI zombie

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Blaming what he did on cannabis use, could be shortsighted and perchance a selective opinion based on your bias! It was mentioned after Gabrielle Gifford was shot males in their 20’s may go through bouts of temporary psychosis. Underlying mental disorders often show up in the 20’s as well! https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1925038/ As with any substance that alters the mind, overuse in some may not be wise! There are millions who use cannabis and do not choose to kill others, just as there are millions who take mind altering substances who don’t either. The issue more than likely is an underlying mental disorder and unfortunately those who suffer from such may be prone under the influence of various substances to act in such a nefarious way.

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Must consider all medication this lost soul was taking including cannabis. The Pharma med use is off the charts the past 20 years...especially with the young

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Y'all are wrong. It's Trump's fault, dontcha know...? Just ask MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, the Washington (com)Post, the New York Slimes, and the AP.

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Jul 5, 2022·edited Jul 5, 2022

The movie “Reefer Madness” may have exaggerated the effects of cannabis. However to discount cannabis (namely the psychoactive component THC) as having no deleterious effect on some individuals and contributing to psychosis is truly madness.

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Amazing and disturbing comments. Some of you need to get out and get away from those video games. Smoked "normal" weed when i was a teen in the 70's...had to stop because of the endless loops inside my brain housing group, and the paranoia...boy howdy! Later in life a DEA pal told me that the pot is more potent today (circa 2015), but WTF do I know...

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I want to know what gun he used, and if he was even able to afford it.

Nothing adds up with the Uvalde shooting.

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I'm a person who lived my teen years in the 60's. I actually lived in the Haight-Ashbury area in 1967-1968 and hung out there nearly daily. At the time cannabis was considered a benign mother herb and a cure all. I smoked it at that time but stopped shortly thereafter. Most of my friends continued smoking it and one by one they were slowly destroyed by it. I'm now 74 but the longest lived of all of them was in their late 50's. Not only did it contribute to their deaths, but it had eventually ruined their psyches and health. You'll never convince me that it was just a coincidence. It happened to all that continued using it and friends that had stopped early on are still alive and doing well.

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The government knows Alex is right.

The more you keep your citizens off-kilter, the more harm you can do to them. Hence, legalization.

Note how bat💩 crazy the weed defenders get when Alex posts something.

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I’m guessing he was also on ADHD and or antidepressant medications, which are methodologically as difficult to disentangle as cannibis use. I wonder if pot & psych drugs work synergystically?

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Looking at that fellow's face it's hard for me to see "typical stoner kind of guy."

I was all for overturning Roe v. Wade, but as a parent, I reserve my right to choose a fitting punishment for any one of my children who turns into a heavy drug user with facial tattoos.

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Be very careful and critical of what you smoke, ingest, or inject into your body. No one should want to be walking uncontrolled experiment.

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It’s illegal to kill, people still do. Regulating pot won’t stop anyone from smoking.

Though I find it disgusting myself, I have tons of pothead friends who wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Many prescription drugs people are hooked on in this country can enhance psychosis and violence. I’d be far more interested in knowing which cocktail of prescribed drugs this idiot is in.

And, by the way, your anti-vaccination rant did nothing for me. I’m still unemployed. Which reaffirms the fact that this country is a powerful pharmaceutical force and that’s exactly why they want to put their hand on marijuana too.

To profit. Like you!

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Anyone who hasn't tried cannabis has no business opining about its effects

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Almost all the shooters are males. Does that mean that women don't use marijuana or that it doesn't affect them?

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Tucker Carlson aired a segment last night that pointed out just how much Pfizer sponsorship supports the libtard media. I'm a free enterprise guy, hey make as much as you want, and keep it from big brother, but pharmaceutical companies are not innocent when it comes to making billions from the suffering of others. Don't think Pfizer didn't write on Joe Dumbass's note card, "YOU: I'm mandateing those vaccines."

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cannabis ? lol .... try fbi

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It's the dog that didn't bark. He let 30 days of gay pride parades go by unscathed. Then, on July 4th, he guns down dozens of people celebrating the birth of their country.

This dude is ANTIFA.

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Jul 5, 2022·edited Jul 6, 2022

They are probably self medicating a long existent mental health problem.

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Lezlieliberty keeps saying, "enjoy your day" and "have a nice day" because she realizes that her POV makes no sense. What's the first thing a government does before it turns tyrannical and takes complete control? Disarms the population. This has occurred over and over in history, yet all that Lezlieliberty--an oxymoron if ever there was one--can say is "have a nice day." We ought not allow such people to vote.

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If you have to ask why drink, if you think the object or only result of drinking is drunkenness, then by your own conscience you should NOT drink!

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