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My answer to the lock down rules - dope.

(54 Posts)
quizqueen Thu 01-Oct-20 18:23:50

Absolutely ridiculous and irresponsible advice. Cannabis is a gateway drug and I know someone who has developed schizophrenia after its use. All drugs are dangerous; it's not a jolly joke.

Urmstongran Thu 01-Oct-20 18:22:38

Hasn’t it been shown to mess with unformed brains? I think the rise in mental health issues and psychotic episodes with young men who have been on it since 15y might account for the big mess some are in nowadays. Some lads can’t leave it alone.

I suppose, as with most things in life, moderation is key.

varian Thu 01-Oct-20 18:17:24

An interesting suggestion Dinahmo

Dinahmo Thu 01-Oct-20 18:09:08

Watching all those young people outside in large towns/cities after chucking out time prompted me to think about my youth. When I was 19 I moved to London and shared a flat with 2 other girls that I met in a hostel in Gower Street. We weren't alike and didn't socialise. Apart from our differences they both had boyfriends and I didn't.

Any way I made friends and we used to hang out in some of their flats. One night they started rolling joints and I thought NO. Anyway as the evening wore on I started to giggle - the affect of inhaling their smoke. Eventually I joined in.

What I remember from that time is we sat around in flats, smoked a few joints, listening to music, falling asleep and then going home. No getting pissed, or falling over whilst drunk.

So, I suggest that cannabis is legalised and that young people stay in their bubble and smoke a few joints. Less risk of them passing on covid to people outside their bubble, should they have caught it themselves and not be aware. It might help them to not worry quite so much.