In article ,
m_p@rocketmail.com (M_P) wrote:

> *From:* M_P 
> *Date:* Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:07:18 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> On Apr 30, 12:23 pm, Mel Rowing  wrote:
> > On Apr 30, 4:56 pm, White Spirit  wrote:
> 
> > > I think that many regular drinkers also suffer
> > > mental health issues - certainly enough to cause them to drink 
> > to excess
> > > on a frequent basis.  The different between alcohol and 
> > cannabis is that
> > > alcohol is known to cause antisocial and violent behaviour.
> >
> > That's not at all true!
> >
> > Alcohol is well known as a dis-inhibitor. There is an argument 
> > that it
> > exposes personality traits that otherwise remain hidden become
> > exposed. Thus anyone with a predisposition towards antisocial
> > behaviour and/or violence is more likely to exibit these 
> > tendancies
> > under the influence of alcohol. Otherwise why is it not the case 
> > that
> > every drunk becomes violent?
> >
> > Of course a similar argument in relation cannabis. It may well be 
> > that
> > those with a predisposition towards psychosis may well be more 
> > likely
> > to be tipped over by prolonged or heavy cannabis use.
> 
> Alcohol seems more likely than other drugs to draw out violent
> predispositions, judging from how well known the phenomenon of the
> 'mean drunk' is. How many people have first-hand experience, or even
> reliable second-or-greater-hand experience, with a psychotic stoner?
> 
> > The big difference of course is that drunkeness is a relatively
> > temporary condititon.
> 
> So is being under the influence of cannabis.
> 
Er no. Cannabis changes the brain and so does alcohol. The effect of both may be
worse on the undeveloped immature brain and especially  the foetus.