On cannabis, mental illness, and (fears of) random crime - Part 2

On cannabis, mental illness, and (fears of) random crime - Alex Berenson

Big cities, particularly on the West Coast, have seen a massive rise in homelessness, psychosis, and public drug use. 

Yes, they’ve cracked down some since 2023, but the public health establishment still is focused on “harm reduction” and “meeting addicts where they are” and generally facilitating drug use and antisocial public behavior, whatever the consequences.

• And the primary preventable cause of psychosis is drug use — particularly cannabis and stimulant use.
• Cannabis, especially the high-THC cannabis available at a retailer near you in legalized states, has become a significant national driver of mental illness and psychosis. 
• Stimulants, including both prescription drugs like Adderall and illicit substances like methamphetamine and cocaine, run second.

As long as we continue to allow for-profit companies and drug legalizers to profit from and encourage the use of chemicals that drive mental illness, psychosis and its attendant violence will rise...