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18. In this case... I'll take anecdotal evidence over propaganda. nt

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Thu May 17, 2012, 08:42 PM

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Marijuana use connected to aggression [View all] True Earthling May 2012 OP

well this proves it Travon guilty!!!11 I owe a May 2012 #1

My experience is that people are more mellow when high on pot. Chemisse May 2012 #2

That is also my experience and I have been around pot smokers for many years. More likely to go jwirr May 2012 #35

Unless you happen to be bogue-ing the last of the Doritos HillWilliam May 2012 #141

LOL. They do tend to eat you out of house and home. jwirr May 2012 #142

Such bullshit! Webster Green May 2012 #3

Marijuana Use Linked to Risk of Psychotic Symptoms True Earthling May 2012 #19

Pantload. Webster Green May 2012 #31

Did you post this because Trayvon Martin had THC in his bloodstream? RainDog May 2012 #69

Plus here's this documentary with proof: REP May 2012 #136

It's because the good weed is GONE Politicalboi May 2012 #4

No it isn't. Webster Green May 2012 #8

Yes, so do I Politicalboi May 2012 #20

Visit N Cal. roody May 2012 #28

don't have bluedave May 2012 #104

or Vermont - the Green Mountain State, indeed! piratefish08 May 2012 #92

LOL.. dude, you gotta stop smoking dirt then.... dionysus May 2012 #41

Really? I wonder what it was I smoked with a friend last month then...... kestrel91316 May 2012 #46

it's a pro-prohibition website, aka self serving government propaganda.... mike_c May 2012 #5

I've known a LOT of smokers TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #6

there'll be people who are aggressive when high.. but they're douchebags who are dionysus May 2012 #42

The only thing I've ever seen a pot head aggressive about is food. vaberella May 2012 #49

I know a few people who completely lose their appetite when high waddirum May 2012 #129

Same here. Drunks and speed freaks yes hifiguy May 2012 #58

I can assure that this is not correct......... panader0 May 2012 #7

In other news: Masturbation makes you go blind bupkus May 2012 #9

"I'll quit when I need glasses!" LongTomH May 2012 #30

National Cannibis Prevention and Information Center??? longship May 2012 #10

National Cannibis Prevention and Information Center Webster Green May 2012 #17

Probably funded by big pharma and alcohol distributors. nt Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #21

Actually, National == Australia longship May 2012 #43

Here's a German university study linking Marijuana to psychotic symptoms True Earthling May 2012 #23

Psychotic in this context JonLP24 May 2012 #94

Alternatively, aggressive people self-medicate with marijuana to make themselves less aggressive. nt Ian David May 2012 #11

That's possible loyalsister May 2012 #124

lol @ propaganda bullshit Go Vols May 2012 #12

lies fascisthunter May 2012 #13

This OP is almost comical. marmar May 2012 #14

Almost, if it weren't so incredibly disgusting. NT EOTE May 2012 #112

That website is NOT HONcode Certified. Ian David May 2012 #15

People, this statement is key... cynatnite May 2012 #16

I had a friend who reacted badly to his first fully stoned experience. tridim May 2012 #27

My choice is "Here, There, and Everywhere" waddirum May 2012 #130

It is a very common reaction; it is a "paranoid/self-conscious" not "paranoid/violent" type of thing inna May 2012 #138

Here's another unpicked cherry from one of the links... Bluenorthwest May 2012 #39

Good Catch ProfessorGAC May 2012 #93

In this case... I'll take anecdotal evidence over propaganda. nt Comrade_McKenzie May 2012 #18

Judging from personal experience, I don't trust this study. Jamaal510 May 2012 #22

I have an outburst right now Life Long Dem May 2012 #24

That doesn't prove cause and effect, IMO. Honeycombe8 May 2012 #25

That explains all the ax murders and what-not. JNelson6563 May 2012 #26

Marijuana use connected to aggression against Suzy Q's and Ding Dongs Autumn May 2012 #29

And Aggressive Giggling JimGinPA May 2012 #34

KNOW YOUR DOPE FIEND. YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT! DefenseLawyer May 2012 #32

I would tear this OP up one side and down the other XemaSab May 2012 #33

This is ludicrous. MrSlayer May 2012 #36

Check out the facts in this important documentary!!1! pipoman May 2012 #37

bwahaahaahaha...Waiting for the link to the Onion! chiffon May 2012 #38

i can say with forty some years of personal experience this is utter horseshit. spanone May 2012 #40

LOL. If by aggressive, this means the menacing behavior of eating pizza and cookie dough myrna minx May 2012 #44

Hahahahahaha! Could have fooled me. the only aggression I kestrel91316 May 2012 #45

ROFL. I said the same thing. I have seen them seriously crazy about that. vaberella May 2012 #52

Go ahead: Show your naivete by arguing it ONLY makes you MELLOWWWW... cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #47

I don't understand your point at all. Even with the disclaimer. n/t vaberella May 2012 #50

The point is cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #54

ROFL. Are you suggesting that gang members are stoned when they commit their crimes? vaberella May 2012 #55

I don't need links. I grew up with vatos in Norwalk. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #61

Are you certain that it was the pot that makes them aggressive? Webster Green May 2012 #62

Doesn't make everyone think of cookie dough or pizza. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #72

Actually I don't. Hence the reason I asked for links and supporting evidence. vaberella May 2012 #66

Pulling out those teen years in 1970's Norwalk , eh? U4ikLefty May 2012 #118

Despite the people mocking you, I know what you say is true from experience Capt. Obvious May 2012 #132

You need to brush up on the concept of cause & effect. Webster Green May 2012 #59

"connected to" and "makes people aggressive" are two different things. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #75

Most of them stoned all the time? Chemisse May 2012 #91

There is a difference between weed and Sherm. MrSlayer May 2012 #133

Okay. By this post alone I realize you want to say Trayvon Martin deserved to die. vaberella May 2012 #48

+1 Starry Messenger May 2012 #90

After 45 years experience, Blue_In_AK May 2012 #51

Bwa-ha-ha! BULLLLLLLLLLLLL SHIT. Poll_Blind May 2012 #53

^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^ Zorra May 2012 #68

No.1 thing I ascertained in this thread is that there are a lot of illegal drug users here. vaberella May 2012 #56

I could care less what they call us waddirum May 2012 #131

Oppressor!! Trying to take away my precious right to fry my brain however I choose! BlueIris May 2012 #57

some people don't need any help n/t RainDog May 2012 #67

You clearly fried yours long ago. EOTE May 2012 #114

Perhaps aggressive juvenile delinquents happen to use a lot of drugs cthulu2016 May 2012 #60

No doubt - some people should not use cannabis RainDog May 2012 #63

Correlation is not causation. HuckleB May 2012 #64

I think what you see here is the "boy who cried wolf" effect RainDog May 2012 #73

I don't buy it. HuckleB May 2012 #78

this post is not good science RainDog May 2012 #83

So, your anecdotes somehow overcome a decade of hostility and emotional rampage ... HuckleB May 2012 #84

I'm not supplying anecdotes. I posted links to science RainDog May 2012 #86

None of that has a thing to do with my response to the OP. HuckleB May 2012 #106

LOL. okay RainDog May 2012 #113

I think these studies ohheckyeah May 2012 #65

I only felt that once marlakay May 2012 #70

So Marijuana=Aggression=Okay to murder someone who smokes pot... ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #71

Low post count zimmerman apologists are a source of aggressive behavior on du. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #74

You might find one (or 25) in Meta. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #77

+1,000,000,000,000 HuckleB May 2012 #79

Concern trolling at its best, and most passive aggressive. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #80

It was a good joke. HuckleB May 2012 #85

you realize screaming meemie is saying the OP is attacking Trayvon Martin, right? n/t RainDog May 2012 #88

Thanks RainDog. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #101

You realize that it's a joke, right? HuckleB May 2012 #105

Yes. Which is why I responded that he could find a study in H&M perhaps. ScreamingMeemie May 2012 #100

Marijuana Use Connected To Munchies/Pink Floyd Concerts... WillyT May 2012 #76

pot made me paranoid and aggressive. provis99 May 2012 #81

You must be predisposed to support people like George Zimmerman then. cherokeeprogressive May 2012 #82

Nah, he's from the same hood in Norwalk as you. U4ikLefty May 2012 #121

True, if you run out of it. Rex May 2012 #87

It leads to irrational behavior, like drug warriors spending $60 Billion a year to keep it illegal. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #89

REEFER MADDNESS!!... Evasporque May 2012 #95

Well shit, Trayvon obviously was crazed and deranged and out for blood!1!! pinboy3niner May 2012 #96

Oh - Horseshit leftynyc May 2012 #97

Bullshit. 99Forever May 2012 #98

Only peacefreak May 2012 #99

and dumb ass blog posts are connected to gross, stupendous stupidity CatWoman May 2012 #102

Definitely! hobbit709 May 2012 #103

I voted to hide this crap. It violates *MY* community standards. Needed 2 more... nt Romulox May 2012 #107

Is this a "they drank milk, so that proves milk makes you violent" 2pooped2pop May 2012 #108

The bullshit is getting awfully thick around here. WilliamPitt May 2012 #109

Seriously. One of the most disgusting posts I've read on this subject. NT EOTE May 2012 #111

This is one of the most sickening and disgusting things I've ever seen posted on DU. EOTE May 2012 #110

More reefer madness RainDog May 2012 #115

Yeah, it's disgusting for multiple reasons. EOTE May 2012 #116

I notice this same person is all outraged about poor people taking illegal tax breaks RainDog May 2012 #119

Reminds me of that joke about teabaggers and the 1%. EOTE May 2012 #120

YOINK!!! U4ikLefty May 2012 #123

You're welcome to it, it's not mine :p NT EOTE May 2012 #126

You have to be pretty stupid to believe that shit. tabasco May 2012 #117

Hey, we'll see who's laughing when you or a loved one are killed in a Skittles related crime. EOTE May 2012 #122

Blatantly untrue, but even so... theaocp May 2012 #125

oh bullshit. one can find "studies" on any side of anything cali May 2012 #127

Yes, I agree Marijuana use can and does cause agression notadmblnd May 2012 #128

Teens & Pot otohara May 2012 #134

Just wait until you hit your 50's Oilwellian May 2012 #135

Lions & Tigers & Bears!!! H2O Man May 2012 #137

it is too strong for some people Beringia May 2012 #139

well my research was conducted over the entire decade of the 90s arely staircase May 2012 #140