Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age. Parents need to understand the risks, including psychosis

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      Its quite simple. They make quite a lot of fun and also because they give you the possibility to escape the dystopian world we live in.

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      Wow, you solved it. Now all you need to do is give that spiel and all teenagers will become straight A students

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      Kids want to escape from their dysfunctional families or trauma or whatever other adversities they’re experiencing and they don’t have a support system to show them healthy coping.

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        As someone who was raised by narcissists with anger issues, I can understand that argument. Still waited until my mid 20s, though, because I didn’t want to screw up my developing brain.

        That said, I’m still fucked in the head from childhood trauma. On second thought, maybe it would have been worth it to sacrifice some brain cells for a little escape from my family…

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          There are many ways to act out. Drugs, rage, alcoholism, sex, shopping, gambling etc.