The Cannabis Question I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS
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As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.
NOVA investigates the story of cannabis from the criminalization that has disproportionately harmed communities of color to the latest medical understanding of the plant. What risks does cannabis pose to the developing brain? How much do we know about its potential medical benefits? As cannabis becomes socially accepted, scientists are exploring its long-term health consequences.
(Premieres Wednesday, September 29 at 9PM ET on PBS.)
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37 Comments
Jessica Gilbert
There’s a lot of potential in psychedelics, I can’t wait to try any of them mushrooms specifically but it’s just so hard to find a reliable source over here, I’ll be glad if anyone can be of help
juan abee
ALL plant combustion is carcinogenic…and guess what THC is? Organic neurotoxic insecticide..try wiping your ass with poison ivy if you think plants dont do chemical warfare
Kripa Harris
I was a pot smoker many years
It ruined my life
I was lazy and ended up with anxiety
Saw,many heavypot growers and smokers become paranoid ,moody unmotivated ……
northbud 420
Good content ? informative fore people who not see cannabis as only a drug that fokes getting high on!! ?
Christopher Kingston
Cannabis is just plain evil when used badly.
SENAD MAROVIC
I can see the future of cannabis govermets will slap a tax on it and make it legal
Cosmic Charlie
It has to be the right strain. Much of the super potent stuff out there now can cause intense paranoia and discomfort. I found extracts to be the best fit for me years ago. Have not used it since i moved away from a legal state.
Clinton Marshall
The fda is wrong 100 percent of the time.
Stephen Scott
What a joke. How about others-gov,states and anyone else just take your nose out of other people's business. Any responsible adult can decide for themselves.
Marcel Dagenais
The downfall of society will be caused by greed not weed.
LisaR Nichols
Weed ruined my parents lives. I've seen the damage it can do and the garbage side of marijuana.
TruckdriverJoe AndOtherFables
The benefits may be in the middle, however, the addictive personality masses are not.
ben miles
First step stop referring to it as a drug
Ketamine Fiend
Who cares. Psilocybin mushrooms are much more therapeutic than inhaling something that is on fire but yet here we are this is legal and mushrooms aren’t I’ve gotta break the law to enjoy what I like I say all or none legalize all or throw these reefer heads in jail
Joe Son
Bringing race into it was wrong, not to mention the stats are wrong based on the narrative.
David Brandenburg
cannabis is the bullet for your immune systems guns!.
David Brandenburg
if I didn't have cannabis I would have died, by my own hands dozens of years ago!.
David Brandenburg
25000 years and came from the dog star system! and it was created for us.
David Brandenburg
and all the while cannabis was illegal the government was studying ever thing about the cannabis plant, and now hold 7 patents on cannabis compounds discovered during those years of research by good ole uncle Sam!.
Stricken Chiken
Cannabis was used by our ancestors to many things, but prohibit decades ago because of his healing power by the big pharma corps.. yes Big corps controls the laws makers!!!
David Brandenburg
they always try to make you think they are separate drugs but CBD is just one ingredient in THC a/v
David Brandenburg
I would like to know what happened to all the research that was done to put cannabis oil in bottles, on shelves in pharmacies and doctors offices through out America pre 1890's and earlier!.
David Brandenburg
14 million cases of fines and restitution and lives lost for some thing that should have never been illegal!.
Johnny vincent Rico II
Hey Philippine Government, when are we going to recognize and appreciate cannabis? This is God's creation being denied to us! Enough of meth, let us have a legal cannabis consuming country.
Imoc
Every pot head I know didn't get sick for covid, never had any symptoms.
Lavrenty Kojin
I like Nova I always have when it starts off with two black ladies makes me not want to watch the damn show. what happened to beautiful women being on TV those days are over.
David Woods
Hemp oil is the same as CBD and cheaper with 14 Amino acids whoneeds whey
David Woods
It is good for the mood good for anxiety good for some pain good for Anerexia good for sleep good for hair skin nails
Kim Soo Teacher
Western biomedical minds like Ryan Vandry's (Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University) are the THE reason cannabis is so popular for healing – because people in tremendous pain and fear need an alternative to managed care telling them what is valid and what is not.
9:37 "When you look at individuals who have PTSD and use cannabis…if all they do is use cannabis and they don't engage in other behavior therapies to help work through their trauma, they're not treating the root cause of the disorder." He's assuming incorrectly what someone is going to be doing while recovering, assuming what is a valid behavior therapy, and assuming that behavior therapy is the only way someone can process trauma. AND that he and his ilk are the only ones in position to say how any of that should be defined vetted or used.
Don't cannabis users often use with friends? Community is healing. Or do creative things, or journal while high? I know people who have had breakthroughs while high, who feel compelled to start a gratitude or a forgiveness practice that moment, or to pray to God, or to send compassion and healing to someone they've hurt. That's far more healing and valid – to me at least – than psychiatry's reproducible gold standards of measurement.
Me and My Shadow
I hate cannabis. It caused paranoia, uncontrollable shaking while under the influence, dry mouth, munchies and yeah, weight gain. What I really hate is how so many people only pay attention to the good feeling it gives and ignore all the other effects of cannabis.
Leticia Ordoñez
Ooooh…. the ignorance and the hypocrisy! What about the HUGE TABACO AND ALCOHOL INDUSTRIES!!!!??? Governments hand out licenses for "HUGE"! TABACO AND ALCOHOL companies; you have all the fancy, expensive, accepted and "LEGAL" advertising… never mind ALL THE LUNG AND LIVER CANCER, right!???? How about all the alcoholics who get shitface and go rape males or females; go beat the wife and everybody else; go drinking and driving and "KILL PEOPLE"!!!!?? OH, BUT IT IS SOCIALLY ACCEPTED AND APPROVED!. Every cellebration has to start with an alcholic drink, Right!!!?? How many people with enfacima and on life support or carrying the tank of oxigen WHEREVER they go!??!! Again! I ask you:
HOW MANY MARIGUANA CONSUMPTION RELATED DEATHS A YEAR!!?
HOW MANY TABACO CONSUMPTION RELATED DEATHS A YEAR!!?
HOW MANY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION RELATED DEATHS A YEAR!!?
F*cking HYPOCRITS!!! GO F*CK YOURSELVES!!!
WEED HAS SAVED MY LIFE!!! I HAVE SMOKED MY WEED FOR FORTY F*CKING YEARS AND I'M NOT ABOUT TO START LISTENING TO THIS IDIOTS WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE SAYING AT ALL!!! DON'T GIVE ME THAT SH*T ABOUT DEPENDENCE OR WITHDRAWALS!!! IT IS SUCH BS; IT'S RIDICULOUS! WEED WOULD FIX SO MANY PROBLEMS IN THIS WORLD… IT IS THE VERY REASON WHAY THEY GO AGAINST IT; NOT GOOD FOR "THEIR BUSINESS!
…I need a joint after this stupid video…
Robert Bowen
I remember about ten years ago there were official government statistics showing 75% of all murders, 90% of violent crime, and 50% of all traffic deaths in a year were alcohol related. There was 1 traffic death connected to cannabis intoxication in a year. In 1972 my brother had a book called "Marijuana Reconsidered". It was written by an attorney. He described the test they used to determine the lethal dose of THC at the National Institutes of Health. They injected a full gram of pure THC resin dissolved in alcohol into the jugular vein of a 25 pound dog. No filtration through the lungs etc., straight to the brain. I can't recall the name for this test, but it is the standard clinical procedure for determining the lethal does of all substances, The lab animal dies form the original massive dose, and then they cut the dose in half for the next subjects one at a time until one survives. The researchers fully expected the dog to die. There are VERY few substances on the face of the earth where 1 gram into the jugular won't be fatal. The dog slept for 18 hours and had no permanent ill effects. Beyond the racial and social acceptance issues compared to alcohol and tobacco, cannabis greatly reduces aggressive behavior, arrogance, and increases feelings of empathy, the exact opposite of the effects of alcohol. This is why 90% of all armies throughout history have marched into battle under the influence of alcohol, and the other main reason cannabis was made illegal. Finally, as I put it, cannabis is illegal because it makes people think twice about working themselves to death for 40-50 years of their lives so some rich guy can buy another penthouse apartment to take his 17 year old secretary to for an extra marital affair.
Norman Delisser
Ganja is created by thee almighty king of kings one ☝️ of thee best thing god created Bob Marley the musical ? king ?
Norman Delisser
Can’t stop it ?????????? Jamaica we have the best
Daniel Tudor
hmm, how about some information lol, all this documentary just to say we don;t know much yet? I am pretty sure there are 80, 90-year olds in Jamaica to study for long-term side-effects lol
Stavros
the parody of modern civilization that forgot its roots but keeps bowing to a king and quin ( team flag borders color political party etc ) .. 7.5 bilion slaves waiting for a piece of bread just to get along the next day and previus the TV now the smartphones are the coloseum as the romans used to rule by bread and spectacle hypnotizing the masses bleat you sheeps in bliss
Bernard Ray
CBD oiil has totally changed my life as it has stopped all the pain after a nasty car accident and both legs were smasked. . I am an Optician here in London.