Medical Marijuana - ADHD - Cannabis Medicine

[the1calledv]

I like how she is soooo condescending mocking the "long list " pot can be used for....someone please tell me how many made up disorders do they prescribe Zoloft to a proven cause of suicide and homicide amongst other side effects. I dont smoke but I will tell you I am a believer- seeing the many uses this plant GOD created for a reason can provide.sadistic minions try to poison us with their lies.but its ok....it may just earn them that special place in hell they deserve-shameful media whores

[247websolutions]

Mr. Hinshaw's argument to put kids on dangerous synthetic drugs rather than on natural MJ proves he is either suffering from a severe cognitive disorder or he works for the pharmaceutical industry. Either way he has broken all ties with reality.

[TSxBox]

the dude at 0:23 looks stoned as fuck

[TheCocktales]

When a plant still makes me just feel good but still responsable after 3 years of contemporary use, and healthy and ritalin didn't let me eat and sleep and made me feel agressive and sad in a strong level I don't need any doctor to tell me what's good for me and what's not.

I really don't wanna sound like one of those "legalize it" teenies but... fuck this !

[michaelmorris95]

i have adhd and ritalin is not good, but i would say medical cannabis edibles would be a safer alternative being that edibles are just healther and a diffrent more mellow high then a bong toke

[xFaren420x]

dear ignorant bitch... Fuck you.

[xFaren420x]

PS: Would you rather teen smoke and be helped? or become prescription drug addicts?

[xFaren420x]

what are the negitive effects of marijuana compared to pills? Boom.

[OfficialCASH3N]

bias bias bias

[sbrave]

Didn't make me any more attentive. In fact, I spaced out even more...lol!

Going to try acupuncture.

Ritilan and that other garbage made me feel like I was so speeded out of my brain, it was crazy. Did make me a little more social, but not worth it overall....

[VWFringe]

We live in a society where we cannot tell the truth, about this herb and about our experience, perhaps because we lack the language..

I have come to believe ADHD is the under-development of our natural ability to produce drugs in our brains...our rewards system, which starts to develop when we are breast-feeding, or being held by our dads.

Pot helps people who cannot naturally express dopamine feel more connected in general. It augments the rewards system in humans. Plus other MMJ benefits.

[joeyangel160]

MARIJUANA IS A MEDICINE! IT WORKED FOR ME

[megadeth2thenwo]

"and boy that can be a long list" fuck u.

[killercrosby2]

bulllllllllshhhhhittttttt

[TiredSouls]

WTF!!!!! Sooo i couldve been blazing when i was 6 and not taking the shit Dexedrine that has messed my body way more if i blazed for 14 years?

[wonggongs]

smoking around 3 or 4 times a week is the only thing that got me through high school. I have taken every single medication and have had the shittiest 5 years of my life while on them.. thoughts of suicide.. murder ect.. fuck those meds.. started smoking sophmore year.. gpa went from 2.0 to 2.9.. its a crime that its illegal for me

[aznpimp911]

I have Adhd and Depression and i think i need marijuana, cannabis card. My parents wont let me smoke any because they dont like it. What should i do? i need it.. I hate being depressed and i have trouble focusing.

[megadeth2thenwo]

@aznpimp911 eat it... then they cant bitch about u smoking

[JCKH2]

The guy on the top right is downright retarded.....

[SuperHippy7]

Sounds like a lot of fear and lies being propagated here. I have personally done the studies and I know for sure what is truly effective. These lies won't convince me to buy their bullshit ever again. Keep lying and lose all credibility eventually bitches.

[Discordia5]

@SuperHippy7 "Keep lying and lose all credibility eventually bitches" -what a poetic summary of the war on drugs! My personal studies have shown Ritalin and marijuana to both be highly effective.

[EliYBY]

The news is so lame.

[Channel450]

THC is not the medicine in marijuana, there are 60 other things to help you

[rumbothegreat1]

ya dont give um pot give them ridalin aka"a pill simmaler to meth"

[TheRightStuff100]

Lol I meant right

[TheRightStuff100]

Fuck that nigga in the top left corner

[Xezium]

Anyone else notice the bias at 0:17 ?

"to give marijauna for 'any illness for which marijuana provides relief' and BOY THAT'S ONE LONG LOST"

I love this show now

[robertcuthbert]

All studies have shown that stimulants speed up mental and physical processes. How come it turns kids with AD(H)D into zombies? Because it has the opposite effect on them, which is proven by how caffeine calms us. Hinshaw thinks everything works on everybody the same way yet has no controlled studies to prove his point.

[Discordia5]

@robertcuthbert Eloquently spoken! Very good point. Especially considering people with ADHD/ADD have slightly different reactions than what's expected with street drugs. (For instance, becoming more well spoken and productive on marijuana... becoming hyper and energetic on opiates... becoming anxious on benzodiazapenes like xanax.)

[bluefly28]

i am a musician. im always bouncin around, humming, singing, whistling, all the time, all day. i guess thats ADHD? i smoke weed and i relax big time.... gimme a break you morons cannabis is pure medicine, i can shred my guitar when stoned too,

[humptydumptydick]

When i toke up, i can focus better, and i dont get mad anymore over the slightest disturbance. Im also able to get over the slight social anxiety and talk to people.

[Vote4Rizzy]

I have adhd... Please,make this legalized!!!

[LUJoeKeo]

MSNBC should have consulted someone involved in cannabis research rather than the operator of a dispensary. Several recent scientific journals attribute cannabidiol (CBD) to an increase in alertness as well as acting as a mild sedative. It also assists in counteracting many of the psychotic symptoms caused by THC. Remove cannbis as a Schedule I substance, finance further research, and see if this works so we can stop pumping kids full of amphetamines to treat ADHD.

[samann95014]

i have adhd & dyslexia. i love marijuana too. it makes me very creative but i don't find it useful for relieving my adhd though. infact it's just the opposite but that's just me. low dose dxm (60mg) help me though.

[hazard2000]

Marijuana could be quite dangerous? well maybe you should do some reasearch about riddellin, it causes damage to some areas of the brain worse than people who have been using cocaine for the same amount of time, , so if railing coke up ur nose is just as healthy as swallowing a riddellin, imagine how bad it is to rail a riddellin or other DANGEROUS anti depressant, Id rather use what god put here than what some multi-billion dollar organization is trying to make money from anyday

[NaXoth]

I have ADHD, but i live in a country with a zero policy on drugs.. however you can prescribe drugs for ADHD here, but only strong drugs, soft drugs are strictly forbidden...

how is that not ironic?.

[flan350]

i have adhd and i smoke .. it has helped me a lot

[SpiritBearShamanic]

wow... he is "quite alarmed" LOL... i find it funny that she couldnt even say the second side effect of ritalyn on the list.. "DEPRESSION" .. lol... how is it helpful for adhd kids to give something that will make them depressed? this is why teen suicide is going up. Listen up folks... thc is A HUNDRED TIMES better than ritalyn at giving a person reasonable focus.. I should know I have adhd.. and its a god-damned miracle that i have the patience right now to type this shit out... Why? THC!

[Teleterkji]

Marihuana is a medicinal plant

a pill is a dead drop

from the hands of the nazi world regime

[reven92]

it removes the chaos, it makes you calm and able to eat atleast. ritalin takes appetite away and have lots of side effects, weed just takes the chaos away and lets you be more able to feel bad when you do something wrong

[RaKanMusik]

Is this the toilet bowl for opinions here? Certainly smells like it.

[dihle12]

add and adhd are crap load of shit an excuse for piss poor parenting and a way drug companies get rich

[dontillman]

@dihle12 You are PAINFULLY dim. It is a REAL diagnosis and there are people who REALLY have it. Do some reading : "Driven to Distraction"

[CocoKing238]

i wish illinois would legalize medical pot.....

[nmaestoso]

finishing my comment below, ...such as a medical researcher is bias, clearly they are trying to knock down the topic of conversation

[nmaestoso]

what a one sided argument, they have the medicine guy announce the names of strains, to make it seem "unmedical" then they put him on the spot to discuss medical research that is not comprehensive. We have been using penicillin for over a hundred years, of course we have tons of research. Marajuana has been out law for a great period of time how could research be substantial, and to direct the research question to someone not qualified to respond as well as someone such as a medical researcher

[LIMPDOOOD435]

okay cannabis can exaggerate schizophrenia if one has it in their family there prolly gonna get it even if they didnt smoke weed but weed could of made the schizophrenia they were gonna get worse also ritalin can cause psychosis and adderal can cause psychosis they even say on the magazines and other things stating dont take this drug if you have a predisposistion to psychosis or depression prooves that that mother fucker is a dumbass

[samann95014]

i love marijuana & take it regularly ... once a week. no doubt it makes me creative & introspective but as for adhd, it makes it just worse imho.

[asvalof]

Marijuana works against ADD/ADHD.

Hashish is on the other hand not.

I'm treating my ADHD with Cannabis, And I have been using Ritalin, Concerta 18 and 32 mg.

I'm not on Ritalin/Concerta anymore. But I was from the age of 11 to 16.

Both of those, Gave me the side effects of insomnia and depressions.

All of my problems are solved with Cannabis. Plus i workout regulary, I have a job wich is suitable for me. And I have a great rutin wich i havent been able to get with ritalin or concerta.

[MrBudluv]

insomnia, depression, is not caused by marijuana, facial tics and stunted growth are not caused, adn they saay they do not have alot of evidence of marijuana is because the goverment is not funding them well enough intentionally....

[MrBudluv]

medical marijuana has been helping me with ADHD and my anxiety sicne i was 12 i am 14 now....

[tenpolice]

marijunan is not good for adhd infact it makes it worse since i started but i still think it should still be legal its your choice what u put in your body i will just stick to ritlian

[Hitscam]

What a cunt.

[nottobright224]

okay let me just say one thing... last year my highest grade was a 62 in school. i started using marijuana in july and i have straight A's but i had to give up football for doing something that helped me. i was being treated with pills and i was failing in school i stopped pills and started smoking pot because of my dad who said it helped him 20 years ago.

[samhain66]

That guy's argument is flawed from the onset. He uses the usual reports of effects on the nomal mind and uses it as the model for the ADHD brain reaction. Thats like saying radiation kills people so we shouldn't use it on cancer patients. He does not elaborate on the application and effect on the patient and how the effect may differ in the ADHD sufferer.

Another pharmaceutical research moth piece desperate to protect his interests and funding at the expense of people's health.

[cykometal]

I have ADD, Marijuana works SO well for it it is unreal, the only year I stopped smoking it since I was 13 was 2 years ago where I failed all of them, I got back on it, resat my exams and passed them so well when I was smoking.

Stop trying to make it evil, marijuana is a great medicine

[MarkSharpe123]

one thing you dont smoke it for adhd, you get a more controlled effect when ingesting,it.msnbc wont get paig by the big drug mfg ,if they come out and tell the truth,so the bend it to make you think other wise. the guy from uc berkeley get all his money from big drug co, and he speaks on all the study,pay for by the big drug co.how do you like how he pats him shelf on the back,about the news paper,and he has not done any studys on adhd and the use of medical marijuana, the drug co love it

[guitarsaiyan]

i still have mental "issues" that i'd say are caused by the medicine. im almost back to normal... even though it has been 2 years since i was on any ADHD medication.

[guitarsaiyan]

adhd medicine fucked up my life. started when i was 4. adderal, dexidrin, like tons i cant even think of them. they all have very bad effects, and a bit more concentration. than came VYVANSE! i couldn't talk to even my best friends without feeling akward. akward everywhere i go, anyone AT ALL laughs, paranoya jumps to the highs and i automatically thing they'd be laughing at me. don't ask why. im very against adhd medicine. marijuana helps a lot.

[ADK510]

ha they said depression dum as people

[benirvana1]

i have adhd and i used adderall moet people dont know but its accualy a legal form of meth, i stopped taking it and smoked weed works a lot better

[ihateslideshows]

this guy didnt smoke weed a day in his life

[MikeKool86]

Sometimes for a year at a time my life will spin out of control and let's just say for me and those around me it becomes impossible to function normally. I feel bad for alk the children forced to take speed at such a young age and have no choice or access to safe meds.

[MikeKool86]

Ps I have had ADHD diagnose at age 4. My dad refused to put me on ridalin most likely because he has undiagnosed add/adhd and has been in denial about it ever since. I began smoking marijuana at 16 and right away noticed a difference. The only problems I had was when I smoked way too much. Now I use it very sparingly and life is so much easier. I went from being a highschool drop out to a universitystudent with a wife and child and continue to do well when I'm medicated. When I have stopped, so

[MikeKool86]

See what happens. It's not for everyone. People are just in denial an don't wanna admit its all about money in the end.

[ihateslideshows]

@MikeKool86 your stupid, you obviously dont smoke weed. noone gives a fuck about your dumbass opinions anyway, marijuana actually produces brain cells in mice, and most likely in humans as well, since we are both mammals. you actually believe this white motherfucker with the whiten hair in this video, you are a fag. lol your the one thats denying all the positive effects of marijuna.

[MikeKool86]

U know, this is ignorant conservative propaganda. Of course they immediately draw conclusions, the dent even realize that the guy they were talking to is probably a weed nurse at a dispensary. Just pure bias and it disgusts me. What they don't mention is the countless kids suffering from the side effects o ridalin. In the correct dosage the marijuana will not make people feel high and is calming. Also depends if u smoke it or eat it. One more thing, give ridalin to someone not suffering from ad

[midguardz]

wtf marijuana is the worst drug for add not sure about adhd maybe it gets rid of neurotransmitters which would be good for a hyperactivity person with too many but disastrous for add for me i had to be rushed to hospital with shallow breathing hallucinations compulsive talking it was like i was in hell & never going to wake up. Terrible drug for me & it happened a few years b4. I took it for insomnia but the 2nd time i was testing it to see if 1st time was freak but it just doesn't agree with me

[mixolidianmode]

thats it im moving to california

[EarthElla]

I am 54 years old, And take medical Cannabis for various conditions including ADHD and believe me It is a benefit it has made a difference in my life. AND I am a very successful woman, mother, and grandmother. I could not be half the woman I am if it were not for Cannabis.

[woodmeader]

What a fucking bitch.

[ShroomSamich]

ook i was on ritalin for add as a kid for 4 yrs i had terrible withdrawal symptons was depressed got off of it i still suffer terrible chills and racing thoughts that come during the evening and am depressed. through countless meds to help me sleep including benzos u name it i've done it alcohol etc... the ONLY thing that has ever helped me was cannabis and i owe my sanity to it

[davebaczynsky]

its a long list because it actually works

[olympic66power]

the meds they gave me as a kid for ADHD made me much slower as a youth. the medical community are giveing kids meds with real side effects. the side effects of marijuana are very narrow compaired to the drugs on the market. and those people with mental illness they say that marijuana caues are 2% have a possiblity and most likely they had pre existing mental illness in there family line

[dihle12]

@olympic66power side effects of marijuana might be low now later on in life they wont be dont be fooled it does and will kill

[benq86]

Hello. I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 5. I am 23 today and still suffer from ADHD. I do not take any meds. I noticed when I smoke marijuana it helps me in many ways. I sleep better, finish whole meals and am able to focus. Marijuana is probably better for me anyway versus pills. pills have many side effects which tells us that maybe, just maybe, we should not be putting them in our bodies. No side effects with pot and it just simply works.

[lilstewie86]

i use marijuana to help with my bipolar disorder and adhd, i truly believe it has helped me more than any pill a doctor has prescribed me. what people don't understand is while ur high u don't necessarily have better focus but when you come down from that high you can notcie a difference in attention span, or at least thats how it is for me. yea, its not for everyone, but people shud be allowed to make that choice

[homestar9]

@lilstewie86 dude thats exactly how i feel when i come down from the high i feel refreshed and i can focus a lot more

[ukmaggot]

@lilstewie86 Im the same, as long as I dont go over board, which for people with adhd and bipolar is especially difficult, when the high bit settles, I notice I can gently focus on music or my artwork <3

[DropkickIrish]

@lilstewie86 EXACTLY!! Finally someone whom understands how marijuana helps with ADHD. I try to explain this to people, that when you are stoned you are stoned and damn near useless except to listen to some good tunes. But it's the subsequent week or two AFTER using marijuana where the benefits shine, not when you are stoned. The benefits are there, they always will be, and ADHD sufferers know this to be true.

[low72]

@lilstewie86 SAME. My mind is going 293875967 miles per hour when I'm sober. When I use marijuana it stops my brain and puts it in at a comfortable 45 mph. I don't like to get really stoned, I like to have a smooth buzz, it puts me in the right frame of mind to "be normal". It's the same with me, when I come down from the high in the "smooth bake" mode I can actually do shit and get it accomplished. I'm also responsible about it, I know my limit with it, and don't abuse it. Why is that a crime?

[oeconomito]

I have adhd and marihuana helps me, i know it

[dreamcatcher1960]

ridlian almost gave my 8 yr old son a heart attack .... he is now in his late 20s ... and can't remember half his child hood cuz of the PRISCRIPTION drugs he was givin as a child .....

[ruben4o8]

dende145 YOU NEED TO SHUT THA FUCK UP CAUSE ITS THC NOT THS ,RETARD

[MarkSharpe123]

and dr steve said he him shelf in the ny times what kind of study him shelf i like to know how much money the quack gets from the drugs co. dr nancy should study the if her shelf, she shoot it down without the facts it a good thing she not my dr. it look like she just in it for the air time so she can sell here shelf like a hooker,give here the money and she will say what the main stream media wants shoot it down and sell drugs that have a history of killing people.......show me the money.......

[MarkSharpe123]

I just taken off adderall for adhd it drove my blood pr.up 160 over 121 my hart rate was running between160 nad 170 could not breath ,sweating ,good stuff the dr gave me ,and if you read the fine print it can even stop your heart, when I asked about the risk I was told everything has a risk but this has been studyed and is safe.but it almost killed me ,they said there a small % of popole will have a bad reaction and I must be one.

[dende145]

STFU... That guy in the video dont know shit THS is not the only chemical in marijuana

[banw0005]

Wow what a joke. Marijuana is a drug. There is little feedback from the medical communities on any drugs. If you are going to bring that up the scientific data. Marijuana has had the most research conducted out of any drug in the world. You would be amazed at how little people know about pharma drugs and how they really impact people. Folks that got lithium in the 70's are experiencing kidney failure because of it. They didn't know about it when the FDA first approved it in the 70's.

[EON352]

I took Adderal for 8 years and had many adverse effects. From loss of appetite, insomnia, and severe mood swings. I took Adderal from grade 1 - 8. I started smoking marijuana on the weekends after I graduated last year. I found that smoking before a busy week makes me more productive, focused, and happier. Its even helped curve my insomnia. I don't agree that medical cannabis should be prescribed to minors. Even though you're supposed to 18 to get one. But I do find it to be successful for me.

[bigshotSauce]

I smoke Marijuana every day currently in grade 12 and not a mark below 90 percent suck it

[spandy1212]

ALcohol has the same stupid names given to it by it's creator and no one says a word about that.

LEGALIZE

[PolicyFailed]

I love hearing the argument that Marijuana does the same things to people that the effects of ADD and ADHD have and therefore isn't beneficial. What do they make anti-venom with to treat snakebites, and what do they use to make flu vaccinations? On a side note I think Nancy Snyderman is a deceiving weasel bitch. Lol @ keep out of reach from your mother.

[LegalizareRomania]

But it's not good for kids. The ladie is a bitch.

Legalize Marijuana in Romania.

[day50912A]

@LegalizareRomania

I was given Ritalin (amphetamine) for 10 years as a kid.

[LegalizareRomania]

@day50912A

I said it's not good for kids, not it's not necessary for kids with ADHD.

That ladie uses slang created by prohibition to argue a medical debate.

Legal drugs have names like they are made in a space ships, what is that saying about the drug industry?

P.S. You were one trippy kid.