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Long term effects

Remove the section under long term effects as it was not accurate and made an uncited claim about mental health. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.221.165.44 (talk) 11:01, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why not edit the section instead of delete it altogether? Article looks stupid with just a short-term effects section, especially when the long-term effects can be so significant. Simple google search yields info on the effects of the carcinogens in cannabis, correlations between mental illness and cannabis, addiction and more. 68.106.235.18 (talk) 08:13, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Transient Psychosis in the Wrong Section

In the long term mental health section there is discussion of the transient psychotic effects of THC, which I think should be under short term. Suggestions?Fireemblem555 (talk) 02:00, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I agree. The defintion of transient is 'short term' so that does make sense. Supposed (talk) 03:38, 9 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Removed section lacked any citation or reference —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.174.51.6 (talk) 09:11, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Lack of integrity to Grotenherman's article: improper use (cherry-picking) of certain facts from the source

The wikipedia poster using citation number 2 (Grotenherman) are cherry picking the information contained in the original article. Grotenherman's research clearly indicates short and long term effects of cannabis use.

Example: The original article by Grotenherman states: 2.2. Physical Effects. THC produces reversible and dose-dependent tachycardia with increased cardiac labor and oxygen demand, and increased diastolic blood pressure (in horizontal position) associated with a decreased parasympathetic tone [34]. Due to tolerance to these effects, chronic use can lead to bradycardia [35]. At higher dosages, orthostatic hypotension may occur due to a dilation of blood vessels, which may result in dizziness and syncope. Myocardial infarction may be triggered by THC due to these effects on circulation [36] [37]. Dilation of blood vessels also causes conjunctival reddening. -and- The use of cannabis may acutely increase the risk of suffering from a heart attack due to its effect on blood pressure and heart frequency (see above).

Grotenherman specifically states that there is a detriment to use and chronic use of cannabis, and to misrepresent this is a violation of integrity of the original article. It is not a question as to whether the author states chronic use has the same problematic physiologic effects on blood pressure and triglycerides; the wikipedia posters are correct in that Grotenherman clearly state that the effects are not associated with chronic use. However, chronic use is not the only type of use, as Grotenherman denotes in the original article. The effects are different depending on the person and the type of use, including underlying conditions.

The implication of the person citing Grotenherman is that the conclusion of Grotenherman's research is that chronic use is not harmful to the health. This is a claim that is clearly contrary to Grotenherman's conclusions, as is evidenced by the passage directly above where the wikipedia poster took their information, which I have reproduced here.

The citations and postings using this research should be removed, or reviewed for further irregularities since this is violating ethical and objective scientific research. FMetzger (talk) 05:17, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

merge from Short-term effects of cannabis

I just stumbled upon three articles about the same subject Long-term effects of cannabis, short-term effects of cannabis (which were created by blocked user user:altenmann) and the generalized effects of cannabis. short-term effects of cannabis is long but I merged it into its section in this article. Aloofalode (talk) 20:28, 27 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Bias?

I'm all for cannabis myself, but reading through this the whole article seemed to be justifying cannabis, with every harmful aspect justified by a 'but this is also in...' or 'but alcohol and nicotine show similar things' etc. I think this article should be more about just the facts, without trying to put a positive (or negative) spin on it. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just how it seemed to me. 129.67.38.36 (talk) 15:01, 11 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]