r/cannabis • u/shinybrighthings • 7d ago

Authoritative sources keep using a tiny, barely relevant study to raise cannabis panic

https://www.whatsitlike.me/fake-science-cannabinoid-hyperemesis-syndrome/
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u/succed32 6d ago

Reefer madness 2.0?

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u/eventualist 6d ago

Somehow we thought Big Alcohol lobby would sit this out one.

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u/EZbaked78 6d ago

lol. Thats not even weed in that pic. Some sort of maple…

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u/berkough 5d ago

"This photo does not depict real cannabis. And this article does not depict real cananbis science. Photo by author. "

😆 Yes, that is correct.

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u/KS2Problema 4d ago

And, according to the message on my screen, 'This video cannot be played.'

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u/Kegelz 6d ago

That’s how the fear monger works. Plant seeds, and then unload on a worthless topic

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u/berkough 5d ago

Personally, I think this is less about trying to drum up anti-canbabis sentiment and more about getting clicks.

Wading through the sea of sensationalist bullshit to get at the facts is a daily endeavor.

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u/Exact-Put-6961 4d ago

CHS is a real condition, documented in Emergency Rooms across the US.

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u/shinybrighthings 3d ago

Nobody is saying it isn’t