Cannabis Goes to Schedule III...Implications for Pain?

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SAMHSA just came out with their annual numbers. Pot is eclipsing alcohol for highest rate of daily use. 80% of all weed users reported daily use! 18 million users report cannabis use disorder. High potency THC leads to severe anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks and psychosis. Long term use in adolescence can lower IQ by 8 points. Higher likelihood of job loss and missed work. Americans were fed a bunch of lies
 

SAMHSA just came out with their annual numbers. Pot is eclipsing alcohol for highest rate of daily use. 80% of all weed users reported daily use! 18 million users report cannabis use disorder. High potency THC leads to severe anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks and psychosis. Long term use in adolescence can lower IQ by 8 points. Higher likelihood of job loss and missed work. Americans were fed a bunch of lies

the "statistics" you post are not readily visible in the article itself. because the article was a statistical analysis not one of cause and effect.

i would suggest that you post the exact phrases where you got these statistics, otherwise the SAMSHA article that does not justify your comments and your connection of the two is a logical fallacy.



there is no comment on pot eclipsing alcohol for highest rate of daily use that i found. in fact, the article did not look at daily use at all. there was no assessment about high vs low potency THC and no conclusions as to effects of its use.. there are no determinations that long term use (i would guess of THC) can lead to lower IQ or changes in job loss.


stats that are found in this survey include marijuana use actually decreased in the younger age group (12-25) between 2021 and 2025.
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61.6 million americans used marijuana this past year. 129 million americans utilized alcohol. alcohol was more likely to be initiated for the first time 4.3 million vs marijuana 2.4 million and the number of people who initiated marijuana decreased from 2.7 million in 2021 (1%) to 2.4 million in 2025 (0.8%).


the number of people with diagnosed cannabis disorder has increased to 19.3 million, 6.7% in 2025 from 16.7 million. to be noted, 25.7 million americans were diagnosed with alcohol use disorder.


pages 11 and 12 are discussions on marijuana use and i have read that section 4+ times. there is no mention anywhere about daily use or effects of marijuana.


so your comments are logical fallacy. please do better.
 
the "statistics" you post are not readily visible in the article itself. because the article was a statistical analysis not one of cause and effect.

i would suggest that you post the exact phrases where you got these statistics, otherwise the SAMSHA article that does not justify your comments and your connection of the two is a logical fallacy.

I have not looked for this data but I was intrigued by


Anecdotally, we're seeing a significant surge in THC, ketamine, and nitrous oxide abuse in Norcal/Bay Area