This Article About How Pot Makes You Paranoid is Probably Some Kind of Trick
Don’t do drugs. But if you do do drugs, don’t try to pretend pot doesn’t make you paranoid. You know we’re on to you. And science is, too, with proof this time. This article will contain the news of that scientific advancement, interspersed with paranoid commentary based on my own personal collegiate research. EVERYONE KNOW YOU’RE HIGH! A research team led by Oxford Professor Daniel Freeman has shown that THC, the primary active ingredient in marijuana, makes some individuals paranoid when they are at vulnerable states. ‘The study very convincingly shows that cannabis can cause short-term paranoia in some people,” says Professor Freeman. ‘But more importantly it shines a light on the way our mind encourages paranoia. Paranoia is likely to occur when we are worried, think negatively about ourselves, and experience unsettling changes in our perceptions.’ DO YOU THINK THEY CAN”T SMELL IT! THEY’RE ALTOIDS, NOT MAGIC! The study involved 121 participants between 21 and 50, all of whom had used marijuana before. None of the participants had a history of mental illness, but