What's interesting about weed is that for quite a few users, it can cause anxiety and even paranoia. For heavy, chronic users, these sx can occur when the user is not under the influence of weed.
Also, with heavily researched and controlled breeding, there are many strains of marijuana beyond the original two species, c.indica and c.sative, which themselves have different effects.
Modern weed is much, much stronger than the stuff I smoked in the 70s, and as a result, has both stronger psychoactive effects, and stronger long term effects.
I would be interested in getting a medical card if the law ever passes in WI, just to try modern MJ, as I think it would be good for a lot of the musculoskeletal pain I experience, but I suspect it would be a case of one toke and keel over.
The stuff has come a long way from the days when Columbia Gold was good stuff.
by the way, studies are showing that the loss of ambition and drive can be permanent in heavy, chronic users. Studies have also shown frank brain damage in extremely heavy users, a slight degree of cardiotoxicity. These are users who are smoking 1/4 oz or high grade "dank" or more per day for long periods of time.
