Stoned in Suburbia
A funny British documentary interviewing various cannabis users (hilarious to see grandmas talking about being arrested for growing etc!)
More people smoke cannabis in Britain than ever before, 10 Million of us have confessed to trying it, and over 2 million spark up every month.
Stoned In Suburbia is a social history film, examining the change in people’s opinions to cannabis over the past 50 years.
Discussing the impact of the 60′s sexual revolution, the Hippie movement, the emergence of the Punks right up until the modern day.
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I really enjoyed this doc. You really see another side of what is thought to be a younger persons choice of relaxation. This is not a drug but a beautiful natural plant with great gifts.
The part about mental illness, is bull****. People who are in the mental rehabilitation centers are not for there because of cannabis, they are their because of other much more harmful drugs.
- Marijuana is known to cause anger in those who DON’T use it.
To the poster above, your comments are ********. Marijuana causes paranoia, mood swings, anxiety and panic attacks and psychosis. Seen it for my own eyes and I’ve experienced mood swings and anxiety attacks myself so I know what I’m talking about. Took about 15 years of smoking it to get to that stage then I stopped for good. 7 years since I smoked a spliff and I’m no longer the unmotivated lazy moody skint individual I once was but I can’t blame you for thinking that way. I used to. Just remember, what goes up must come down!
“Marijuana is known to cause anger in those who DON’T use it.” Does that even make sense? Most people in rehab are their for weed, sorry to break the reality to ya.
most people in rehab for weed are there because the other alternative is jail. And Marijuana do causes paranoia and states that could be diagnosed as psychosis, but the cause isn’t physical but psychological. Abuse of any drug can potentially lead to health problems, and as the psychosis has a psychological cause, it can be surmounted by simple will or restraint in use. Weak minded people are obviously going to be more affected by psychoactive drugs than more balanced persons.
Reasonable dosage and frequency, friendly setting, knowledge of risks and effects can go a long way in preventing harm in recreational drug use, and that is any drug from alcohol to PCP.
Of course some drugs have harmful side effects that are inevitable even through careful use (nicotine, cocaine, almost any opiates, solvents) and that is why knowledge of risk and effect is the best way to ensure people will not use the more harmful drugs or even worse “no return” drugs (I’m thinking of intravenous drugs mainly), and that they will use other drugs responsibly.
Sadly there is no cure for stupidity and people will keep doing ****** things with drugs legal or not. But legalization would ensure accurate, cleaner doses and information.
forgot to mention (it’s pretty obvious to me but just in case), like it has mentioned in the docu., psychosis, or apparent psychosis is extremly rare in cannabis user, and could be attributed to other causes in some if not many cases. The paranoia that can come with being too stoned is short lived and might just be a good deterrent to important abuse of cannabis.
weak-minded people? That has absolutely nothing to do with addiction. Addiction has everything to do with biology. If you have history of addiction in your family you are at a stronger risk of addiction than others who do not have this hereditary element.What is the psychological cause of psychosis? If psychosis can be surmounted by simple will or restraint in use, why dont people simply stop? IT has nothing to do with weak and strong mindedness, because those terms are very subjective.
I disagree that a person who succumbs to the addiction and paranoia/anxity/psychosis is “weak minded”. I myself only smoked for around 2-3 years but it caused massive amounts of damage due to the fact that I had undiagnosed, untreated ADHD-PI which causes a high substance abuse risk and thus a higher chance of paranoia/anxiety/psychosis.
If ppl are in rehab for weed, then they have poor will power to simply stay away from smokers and dealers. As soon as these ‘pot addicts’ (lol) return to the same geographical area, they will immediately return to their ‘addiction’ (lol) I’m a daily pot smoker, have been for 20 years. After watching some pot docs, I tested myself and quit for 4 days (lol, ya real long, i know) but anyhow, other than a poor appetite and NO motivation, there was not a single problem. On the 5th day I got high as hell. I do it for fun now and call them tolerance breaks!! yEEHAAA smoke away- gotta go roll a salad. Certainly, marijuana is known to cause anger in those who don’t use it- OUT OF JEALOUSY, SPITE, AND COMMON SENSE tells them they SHOULD be smoking it!!!
If one needs anything outside like drugs to to have peace and joy then they are only chasing after the wind like riches, material things, illicit sex, alchohol, gambling, fame etc. True peace and joy will come from the inside and will not be affected by circumstances on the outside. I am glad I have the peace that surpasses all understanding and the joy that knows no bounds in my Lord!
When folks speak about addiction, paranoia etc … most focus on the person by saying he or she is weak, and on the substance by saying it made him her that way. And avoid the obvious societal factors in both addictive distraction behaviour, personal anxiety and paranoia. We live in a culture that CONTROLS. The worst offenders are those whose ‘cure’ allows to to fit into a sick society, because they choose to be blind to others experience…. to protect their egos from the awakening – from the truth that society, as currently organised, is at the root of much emotional distress and trauma.
cannabis is not physically addictive so if your addicted you are weak in the mind hence you should not touch it + psychosis only happens to 1 in 10000 ppl as for the saying cannabis cause`s anger in other my god that is so true you cant believe it as a frequent user i have never had any health issues physical or mental i am not lazy in fact i work over a 100 hours a week as a chef + how many ppl are in these rehab places because of alcohol i rest my point free the weed.
Who says being weak minded isnt biological/genetic?
People have the “holy-****-burn-the-narcotics” mentality.
Face it. People are in ‘rehab’ for everything. People are rehabilitated after addiction to cheeseburgers, there is always going to be people who cant handle there ****. The difference between the everyday pot smoking person and the silly stoner stereotype that has gone insane from the violent hallucinations induced from ‘skunk’ marihuana, is that some people don’t physically and mentally agree with the reefer.
Peanuts have been killing allergy affected persons for years, the time is nigh, we must illegalize peanuts before our children start playing with fire in a metaphorical nut sense.
Cannabis can cause paranoia and psychosis.. people who deny it are ignorant. I don’t think that its as physically damaging as alcohol though.
sorry to dissapoint but there is no scientific evidence cannabis causes any of the problems, but there is evidence is helps with pain releif ect, cannabis is not harmful it kills 0 people a year, people who have smoked cannabis and who experience paranoia, mood swings, anxiety and panic attacks and psychosis, often have big problems before the cannabis, and the weed shouldnt be to blame.
Nothin But The Truth
Smokin for 10 years
cannabis is a psychoactive drug so it changes the way you think and percieve things for a short period of time, and if these changes in perception make sense to you after the drug has worn off then you’ll incorporate that into your everyday mindset
for example if you get paranoid that the cops are outside because you heard a car door shut down the street somewhere you’re hardly going to be freaking out every time a car door shuts for the rest of your life, the drug wears off and you laugh about it.
if however, you notice something in someones behaviour that you hadn’t previously noticed due to an altered awareness and it indicates you cant trust them or they don’t like you or something like that it may affect you later on if whatever you have thought still makes sense to you after the drug. this is of course not the drugs fault, if its not true its the persons fault for being of a ‘paranoid’ mindset to be inclined to believe those sort of things, if it is true it should be considered helpful, but unfortunately for some reason in our society it is normal to think too highly of yourself and that everyone likes you even if its not true but if you think most people don’t like you theres something wrong with you even if it is true.
Its amazing how many people have authoritative views about something they have f*** all experience of. Keep reading Pravda peeps.
“if however, you notice something in someones behaviour that you hadn’t previously noticed due to an altered awareness and it indicates you cant trust them or they don’t like you or something like that it may affect you later on if whatever you have thought still makes sense to you after the drug. this is of course not the drugs fault, if its not true its the persons fault for being of a ‘paranoid’ mindset to be inclined to believe those sort of things, if it is true it should be considered helpful, but unfortunately for some reason in our society it is normal to think too highly of yourself and that everyone likes you even if its not true but if you think most people don’t like you theres something wrong with you even if it is true.”
Thats what happenes to me every time i smoke. IT’s killing me
Excellent documentary, well worth a watch.
Since there is an off docu-argument ill jump in :D
To round up:-
Generally speaking doing somthing illegal, you will be paranoid. (It makes alot of sense to not want to get caught doing somthing that you would be punnished for)
If somone offered you a joint in las Vegas and told you there is manditory prison sentances for a joint, would you or would you not be paranoid?
If you went to amsterdam where it is not illegal to have a joint and were handed one, would you feel paranoid?
If you thought your mother would disown you and your father would beat you whist quoting Ezekiel 25:17 (The one thats quoted by samuel jackson in pulp fiction)
Would you not be paranoid?
Its a matter of situation, education and common sense.
If your a parent who would kick off that your son/daughter/dwarf was if you caught them smoking then you are soley responsible, get off your soap box stop preaching and listen to your kids for fuc*sa*e
If your smoking in las vegas, becareful this is bat country.
As for psychois, there have been certain cannaboids (THC is the main cannaboid in cannabis) that have been found to have anti-psychotic properties, along with some being found to aid caner and aids patients in recovery from medication.
And so a more logical statement would be, certain compounds found in cannabis may lead to psychological problems but this IS unconfirmed.
If its so good why is it banned then? because you cannot patent a plant. The pharmaceutical industy makes its money from man made drugs that can be patented. Bullcrap you say?
Do the searching yourself, look for synthetic cannaboid patents and you will soon learn that major pharma companies are producing patentable compounds that are present in cannabis.
If you havent watched the doc dont post comments, theres a forum for all your soapboxneeds.
nice doc, nice people!
All i can really say is, if ur a nut job before smoking it… what do you expect?
People can abuse anything: plain drinking water, food obviously since there are so many obese people, they can have too much sex, too much cigars, they can spend too much time sun bathing and get skin cancer,…alcohol….You name it and you can understand what i`m getting at.
Besides that, people react differently to everything. Someone will keel over and die from a handful of peanuts if they`re allergic, someone will stuff their face with peanuts and then have some more.Do we have to ban peanuts then because some dumb-**** ate them when he was allergic? If something is not good for you that doesn’t mean you should force other people to avoid it too and people shouldn’t be so afraid and forcefully oblivious to a whole array of issues especially when parenting and in general when talking to other people.
Is it better to keep it banned, keep it quiet and hope your children, for instance, don`t use it or is it better to let them know about it at the right time not by scarring them with repercussions but by informing them on the good and bad and teaching them how to think critically about everything and not just prescribing to something that is widely accepted.
ATTENTION: My research has recently uncovered a link between psychosis and sunlight. Every single person who has developed a psychotic disorder has had persistent exposure to sunlight throughout there life. If you care about your children at all please teach them about the evils of sunlight. Thank you.
mike k, such people are only in rehabilitation centers because they are faced with an easy choice: go to jail / get kicked out of school or go to a rehabilitation center. this is the only reason why there are so many pot smokers in those centers.
Soap-bar. Smoking vinyl and dogs***! lol!
Don’t know if it’s a British thing, but yea soapbar bloody sucks.
The presenter just came across the whole doc as a smug, uninformed, condescending git but the interviewee’s definitely redeemed the show.
They succeeded in showing how range and diverse cannabis culture is in the UK in contrast to stigma the media portrays it as.
Happy 420!
I been smoking Marijuana for 5 years.. i have friends who prefer other drugs like XTC and Alcohol.. and ive NEVER tried anything other than weed.. ever! even tho i am around it a lot.. i am just not interested.. i am not curious at all.. and let me tell u.. ive seen ppl do extremely dumb things under the influence of alcohol.. ive never seen anyone do something ****** that they later regret under the influence of Marijuana.. which is why i dont drink or do any other drugs… cus ive seen friends do ****** things under the influence of other substances that they truly wish they hadn’t done… I am also in college.. i had AP classes in high school.. i graduated with honors.. i work.. and i love to read and watch documentaries.. ive never stolen money.. and i have a great relationship wit my family… and yes i been smoking for 5 years =] since i was a junior in high school.. it never affected my grades.. it did make me more mellow and it made me a thinker.. wen i smoke wit my fellow pot smoker friends.. we just talk =] and i love that.. we just light up a blunt and put it in rotation.. while we smoke we discuss random things.. and just chill.. and relax.. then i go home.. i have an amazing dinner.. maybe watch a movie.. then i go to bed.. very normal right? that is why i laugh at all the ignorant ppl who swear that pot makes u ****** and that its bad for u..
I have been smoking cannabis for 20 years and am a successful businessman with a great life. The last person to die of cannabis was when a crate of it fell on a man in a dockyard and crushed him. People who suffer psychosis and paranoid delusions would have done without the use of cannabis. They are just blaming the cannabis. I have at least 20 friends who smoke it and none of them or any of their friends have ever had any such problems. It’s all scare tactics – cannabis is great!.
i think as long as you have a method for your madness you’ll be pretty much ok, take the beatles and hendrix for example, they loved lsd aswell
““Marijuana is known to cause anger in those who DON’T use it.” Does that even make sense? Most people in rehab are their for weed, sorry to break the reality to ya.”
Actually Mike, the reason that more people are in rehab for weed (which is true) is because it is usually court mandated in order to get a lighter (more reasonable) sentence from the judge.
The completely hypocritical thing about that is then the powers that be will turn around and use that very statistic that they created through cour mandates and say “see, so many people are in rehab for weed. We can’t make it leagal because it’s dangerous”
wow brits must have small G’s a 1/8 would last me 3 and 1/2 days
good documentary.the part about skunk is true.its too strong
An interesting observation …
Would this paranoia and psychosis [sic] occur if cannabis was not illegal?
The paranoia as well as the mind altered views and other symptoms are more likely to be created by the anti-drug campaigns which has the sole purpose of [successfully] creating this paranoia and fear. By targeting your fears, and using the media to alter your state of mind as well as your perceptions of what is real, through lies and deceit.
If these symptoms are truly effects of cannabis, then areas such as those in Holland where it is legal, should logically have the highest rate of psychotic and paranoid people on the planet. I’m stumped about not seeing any reports of this… anywhere …
As far as the addiction side, I stopped smoking cannabis after approximately 10 years of very heavy usage, without any problems, or side effects. Simple, I just decided to stop smoking it, and that was it. I can not say the same for nicotine, it took me another ten years of absolute hell to finally stop smoking cigarettes. And you want to see psychotic, try get some rational reasoning out of someone trying to rehabilitate from nicotine.
In hindsight, I will not think twice about smoking weed on occasion. Cigarettes, I do not wish that hell on anyone.
The whole making cannabis illegal aspect, in my honest opinion, is totally bizarre. And is clearly motivated by agenda’s other than the public’s health. Admit it, the governments have f***** with your minds once again. And are lying to you. I find it hard to believe that people are still so gullible and dumb to believe the lies. And it is blatant lie after blatant lie after blatant lie.
And please save the pothead bullsh*t, I have not smoked cannabis in at least ten years.