Godfrey Pearlson

Partly that's a generational effect, but exactly as you say, attitudes have shifted. And the modal attitude now in surveys is that cannabis is a safe drug with no harms, which is quite incorrect since, as you and I have discussed, there definitely are harms that should not just be disregarded. But people have convinced themselves in general in the U.S. population that cannabis is harmless.

So that women, for example, feel increasingly comfortable using it to combat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, which I think is a horrible decision. Or teenagers feel that it's a safe drug to use, which again, in that particular group who's at risk for psychotic symptoms, again, is a very bad decision. We just have to not exaggerate the risks though, because scare tactics don't work.

So that women, for example, feel increasingly comfortable using it to combat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, which I think is a horrible decision. Or teenagers feel that it's a safe drug to use, which again, in that particular group who's at risk for psychotic symptoms, again, is a very bad decision. We just have to not exaggerate the risks though, because scare tactics don't work.

So that women, for example, feel increasingly comfortable using it to combat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, which I think is a horrible decision. Or teenagers feel that it's a safe drug to use, which again, in that particular group who's at risk for psychotic symptoms, again, is a very bad decision. We just have to not exaggerate the risks though, because scare tactics don't work.

Yeah, I absolutely agree with you. And people have taken risk mitigation strategies to reduce the harms of alcohol very consciously in terms of social engineering. So for example, in Scotland, There were problems with drunkenness and intrafamilial abuse and fights and so on, violence that were directly attributable to excessive alcohol use.

Yeah, I absolutely agree with you. And people have taken risk mitigation strategies to reduce the harms of alcohol very consciously in terms of social engineering. So for example, in Scotland, There were problems with drunkenness and intrafamilial abuse and fights and so on, violence that were directly attributable to excessive alcohol use.

Yeah, I absolutely agree with you. And people have taken risk mitigation strategies to reduce the harms of alcohol very consciously in terms of social engineering. So for example, in Scotland, There were problems with drunkenness and intrafamilial abuse and fights and so on, violence that were directly attributable to excessive alcohol use.

And alcohol was readily available cheaply in very large containers in supermarkets. So the Scottish authorities decided to put a hefty tax on that so alcohol was less available and all of those statistics on fights and violence within a year dramatically reduced so just by social sensible social policies and controlling price points you can have a huge effect on what people use

And alcohol was readily available cheaply in very large containers in supermarkets. So the Scottish authorities decided to put a hefty tax on that so alcohol was less available and all of those statistics on fights and violence within a year dramatically reduced so just by social sensible social policies and controlling price points you can have a huge effect on what people use

And alcohol was readily available cheaply in very large containers in supermarkets. So the Scottish authorities decided to put a hefty tax on that so alcohol was less available and all of those statistics on fights and violence within a year dramatically reduced so just by social sensible social policies and controlling price points you can have a huge effect on what people use

The other side of that, though, is if you price the drug out of the market, people just go back to dealers and away from dispensaries and away from a supply of cannabis that's been vetted in some way in terms of content and contaminants. So you can't push too hard on that. Nevertheless, social policy can really control drug use and moderate harms.

The other side of that, though, is if you price the drug out of the market, people just go back to dealers and away from dispensaries and away from a supply of cannabis that's been vetted in some way in terms of content and contaminants. So you can't push too hard on that. Nevertheless, social policy can really control drug use and moderate harms.

The other side of that, though, is if you price the drug out of the market, people just go back to dealers and away from dispensaries and away from a supply of cannabis that's been vetted in some way in terms of content and contaminants. So you can't push too hard on that. Nevertheless, social policy can really control drug use and moderate harms.

Again, that's a really interesting question. I'm glad you brought that up. With any substance that has psychoactive effects, there are huge inter-individual differences. So most people who use cannabis... will recreationally will just have a sense of pleasant relaxation. They'll chill out. They'll relax. They may become more reflective, feel like being more creative.

Again, that's a really interesting question. I'm glad you brought that up. With any substance that has psychoactive effects, there are huge inter-individual differences. So most people who use cannabis... will recreationally will just have a sense of pleasant relaxation. They'll chill out. They'll relax. They may become more reflective, feel like being more creative.

Again, that's a really interesting question. I'm glad you brought that up. With any substance that has psychoactive effects, there are huge inter-individual differences. So most people who use cannabis... will recreationally will just have a sense of pleasant relaxation. They'll chill out. They'll relax. They may become more reflective, feel like being more creative.

They'll become more giggly and find things funny or silly. And their sense of time will be distorted. So musicians who like to improvise find cannabis a useful drug because they can see the space in between the notes. So there are positive effects. But for some people, it's a drug that immediately produces anxiety and, in some cases, paranoia. And there are people who are not repeat customers.

They'll become more giggly and find things funny or silly. And their sense of time will be distorted. So musicians who like to improvise find cannabis a useful drug because they can see the space in between the notes. So there are positive effects. But for some people, it's a drug that immediately produces anxiety and, in some cases, paranoia. And there are people who are not repeat customers.

They'll become more giggly and find things funny or silly. And their sense of time will be distorted. So musicians who like to improvise find cannabis a useful drug because they can see the space in between the notes. So there are positive effects. But for some people, it's a drug that immediately produces anxiety and, in some cases, paranoia. And there are people who are not repeat customers.

People who get anxious and paranoid are just not going to use the drug again. But it's not like there are mean drunks. People may become disinhibited, but it's not a drug that generally provokes violence in the way that alcohol does. That's less of an association with cannabis. It doesn't increase impulsivity to the degree that alcohol does.