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To: unclewest who wrote (488991)	5/29/2012 3:19:54 PM
From: SmoothSail	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793978

Obama smoking weed shouldn't bother people Well, it bothers me when I see my 19 YO grandson post this on Facebook: need a butane torch ahhhh BHO!!!!!!!!! Kids think it's cool that they have a stoner president. And they can vote!!

To: unclewest who wrote (488991)	5/29/2012 3:47:12 PM
From: aladin	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793978

Obama smoking weed shouldn't bother people Please look at the following article: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Abstract: There has been considerable debate regarding the causal relationship between chronic cannabis abuse and psychiatric disorders. Clinicians agree that cannabis use can cause acute adverse mental effects that mimic psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Although there is good evidence to support this, the connections are complex and not fully understood. As the research in the endocannabinoid system is emerging, the neurobiological effects of cannabis are being evaluated in the development of psychiatric illness for those individuals who may be genetically vulnerable. Here we present a case of a college student who initially suffered from an acute psychotic breakdown secondary to cannabis abuse that manifested into bipolar disorder with psychosis. The reason I bring this up is my nephew had a psychotic episode after using weed and had to be admitted for a few days and required 6 months of psychiatric treatment. He had been an otherwise normal teenager. He is fine now, but has been warned to stay away from marijuana (and sufficiently scared straight). In particular my sister was told he was more susceptible because he is half-Japanese. Much more of an issue for Asians. It's an uncommon reaction, but it is not very PC to discuss. John