# What's wrong with me?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/309579>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 23, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/309579 "2005-06-23T19:10:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/309579/21 "2005-06-24T01:03:58Z")

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[Nitpick] Pot is TOO a hallucinogen. Hallucinogens don’t necessarily cause literal hallucinations, just distortions in normal perceptions. Even LSD doesn’t usually cause people to see anything that isn’t there.

THC is classified as a hallucinogenic. “Uppers” are amphetimines and other stimulents which marijuana certainly is not. [/nitpick]

Carry on.

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**Author:** ![groman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/309579/22 "2005-06-24T01:12:30Z")

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> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#):
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> THC is classified as a hallucinogenic. “Uppers” are amphetimines and other stimulents which marijuana certainly is not.

Technically speaking, THC would be classified as a very light psychedelic. When most people say ‘hallucinogenic’ they generally refer to strong psychedelics, but misconstrue their effects as deliriants.

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-me/309579/23 "2005-06-24T02:09:00Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Hmmm…probably. Thanks.
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> If the mods want to close this before it turns into an outright medical discussion, or whatever, feel free. I just wanted to get some ideas.

You got it, sweetie.

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