We know that governments are totally cool with spreading bad information, even if we sometimes don’t want to believe it. That Reefer Madness was ever a thing, is a massive indication of such truths in life. So, it’s not a huge surprise that cannabis-resistant country Denmark, has a new smear campaign linking cannabis to schizophrenia.
The recent smear campaigns by the US, and Denmark concerning cannabis and health issues like schizophrenia, don’t change much in the end. We know cannabis is just fine. And we’ve got thousands of years of evidence to back it up. If you have a medical issue that could benefit from cannabis, or just want to feel good, we want to get you your product. Check out our array of Delta 10, THCV, THC-O & Delta-8 THC deals, and a wealth of other compounds, to find your ideal way to use cannabis. And if you’re concerned, please, do the real research, don’t buy the hype of governments who want to determine which products you’ll buy, based on who puts money in their pockets.
First off, what’s schizophrenia?
According to MayoClinic, “Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally. Schizophrenia may result in some combination of hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling. People with schizophrenia require lifelong treatment. Early treatment may help get symptoms under control before serious complications develop and may help improve the long-term outlook.”
Much like every standard government-line site that speaks about schizophrenia, this is the general definition. All these sites will also tell you about symptoms and when you should consult a doctor. And most like to add in segments about risk factors, complications, and prevention, none of which any of these sites can give real information on, because these things aren’t known. What you will certainly never see on any of these sites, is how schizophrenia can be absolutely diagnosed, and what causes it. And it doesn’t matter if you look at Mayo, the WHO, or psychiatry.org.
According to basic statistics, which tend to vary for reasons coming up in the next section, the National Institute of Mental Health puts it at this rate for the US: between 0.25% and 0.64%, and this rate for the whole world: 0.33% to 0.75%, which accounts for those not institutionalized. There is, in fact, nothing to indicate that the numbers go higher than 1% worldwide, or that this has changed over decades (or even centuries) of time. This is important for what comes up later.