Intoxicant.

@Abz2000 I can relate to that, but when you say intoxicant you mean alcohol?

And that Quran verse can be interpreted both ways..

The Arabic words I found so far used for intoxicant is Khamr, the root of the word seems to be linked to the verb to 'cover' which is a perfect word as alcohol does cover the mind and blocks out one's intellect and that connection to God.
The other word I found is 'Mascar' which implies the same..I think the root of the English word mask has its roots in Arabic. What i am really looking for is the word in Arabic used in Quran Hadith for 'Intoxicant' not alcohol.

I have a long experience with drugs and observed over many years which ones destroy people and which ones dont, to me these words perfectly describe the drugs to stay away from, which are depressants, painkillers and all the types of downers and antipsychotics or anything that covers the mind and bodily functions.
But the problem using the word Intoxicant might include psychoactive and stimulants which do not have the same negative effects.


Cannabis, for example, is not comparable to alcohol and is very beneficial to many people for many reasons, in many many cases it saves lives and makes life of suffering livable, to deny people who are suffering serious ailments this natural safe nontoxic plant is a serious injustice, to actually hunt down and imprison people and steal this medicine of people is pure evil..
And for those stoners that use it habitually recreationally, they just need compassion, guidance, and forgiveness, persecuting and stealing from them has to be a far greater sin than they commit against their own souls.

How can Islam which is clearly against injustice oppression and stealing support this behavior?

Also, I understand alcohol is 'prohibited' but in what context?

I am really looking for hadiths that actually describe an instance where peoples homes were invaded, searched and looted for alcohol?
Or was it as the Quran says, just stay away from it, don't be promoting it and if you do sin be it on your own soul and there is no escape from the punishment of Allah.

I have found one hadith where it was narrated by someone who was a child at the time who witnessed the prophet (pbuh) order the lashing of a drunk, but as far as i can tell it was in the contex that they were going off to battle, and who wouldnt be upset with a drunk person watching their back in battle, the Hadith where it became 'prohibited' was due to drunk people being killed in battle. So it appears to me it was only punishable in certain situations rather than like this satanic war on drugs where they can seriously oppress humanity by using 'prohibition' to imho go way off the path and actually serve the Devil by spying, searching and stealing and dividing communities apart.

Which is it in Islam? prohibition as a warning to stay away from or as an excuse to oppress and steal?

Any hadiths on this would be a help. Also, this elusive word used 'Intoxicant' in Arabic?

I cant answer much of your questions or provide you with evidences and what not, but one thing that i feel your missing in the definition of what kham is is that:

Its basically anything that inhibits your ability of judgement and/or conscious mind. Basically anything that interferes with the soundness of the decisions you take while under the influence of this substance.
btw, since we are talking about drugs and stuff ... does cannabis fall under this definition i just stated?

format_quote Originally Posted by Abz2000

@azc unlike swine, alcohol is not najis (impurity), rather it is an anti-bacterial disinfectant that kills living organisms when applied in high concentration,
The human consumption of khamr is forbidden, however - the Messenger of Allah would use vinegar as a bread condiment, and alcohol (ethanol) is converted to acetic acid make vinegar.

https://m.wikihow.com/Make-Your-Own-Vinegar


Please inform the well-meaning scholar respectfully. Just because he's an 'aalim he's not expected to know everything since he's human.




I am going to be brazen in my approach to this topic as i feel it's necessary.

No point hiding from Allah, we won't get far from the One up there - if he says: Oh Adam where u at? better to just 'fess up that we're human and that we need guidance and assistance. (Weak resolved Adam had the guidance and still failed the test (God knows what they got up to after that but the hints are stark) so he decided to use a different tack and beg for forgiveness and comforting mercy.......the tree or plant didn't offer much consolation.




Most Muslim youth don't consume alcohol but some have a weak spot for the herb - it makes a person feel laid back without all the dangerous effects of drunkenness - where a person acts mad and beastly and can easily cause death via dangerous driving etc, it's also nowhere near as addictive as alcohol, it's definitely not comforter of the last resort, and most people who assume it is in the same category as heroin or speed or alcohol and condemn it as such have hardly any or no experience.
Some in kaafir states (who worship the secular state) falsely assume that it's worse than alcohol due to legislation and unfamiliarity.

It costs like like £6 gbp for 100g where i'm at (£60 per kilo) so i've had more than enough opportunity to binge - it's an easy way to put a temporary dimmer on the brain - and i must admit although i am unable to answer your question, i cannot put it in exactly the same category as alcohol, nor can i recommend it to my children. I also found it quite easy to crash out as Ramadan came in without much trouble despite a daily 1/4 oz 6 month binge.



Best thing to do is look at how Allah shows us the way to measure uncertain stuff - and get scientists without any unjust bias to weigh on the scale of benefit and harm and speak the facts- and to keep re-evaluating and informing the public of new findings.


They ask you about khamr (primarily grape and date wine) and gambling,
say,
"In them are great harms and benefits for the people, and their harm is greater than their benefits." 2:219

O you who believe, do not approach the Salat while SUQAARAA (intoxicated), until you know what you are saying. 4:43

O you who believe, khamr, gambling, divination before altars/idols and arrows of chance are afflictions that are the work of the Satan; you shall 'ijtanibuhu' (stay away from him) so that you may succeed. 5:90


See also (you may be surprised at how far most Muslims have progressed as spotless teetotallers):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamr

http://seekershub.org/ans-blog/2011/...wine-and-beer/


I am in no way encouraging the consumption of non-high sugar content alcohol nor other intoxicants, and know very well that beer can make a person as drunk as wine when consumed in high amounts, and also know that weed makes a person a sexual poet and removes many inhibitions.

From my own experience - i'd say to someone who considers light beer or weed that they are not food (although that's what the dealer calls it), and that they can lead to harm and folly if abused - and i won't go further out of fear of being labelled a hypocrite by Allah.

The rest is there for everyone to research objectively.


Btw - when researching for this comment I found a website that contains a gazillion translations of any given Quranic verse.

https://www.islamawakened.com/quran/2/219/default.htm



If you don't mind, @ChosenTCO and any whom it may concern- have you ever consumed weed? and if so, what is your experience in terms of benefit and harm?
Please contribute - since remaining silent won't help anyone.

I am Dutch...weed is legal over here and I can say I've had enough experience with hash and weed in my youth. It is really not that bad...It is not physically addictive like alcohol or any other hard drugs. So you don't need bigger dosis every time you take it and you will not face much trouble when you try to quit...with hard drugs, your body needs the drugs otherwise you will feel really sick....with cannabis you do not have that problem.
Cannabis is only mentally addictive. you think you need it because you can forget about your life, your problems, your responsibilities, pain, etc...but you will not feel physically miserable if you do not take it.

The harm of cannabis however, like any other drugs, you cannot think clear anymore. you forget about God, you forget your duties...you stop being a useful person to anyone which is anti islamic. you may not endanger other people by using it...(directly) except for just being a bad example and except you are driving in that condition...but is won't benefit you much either...
you just convert into a useless bag of breathing flesh and bones...you cannot go to work in such a condition, you cannot pray, you cannot take care of your family, you cannot do anything usefull.

So, yes it is harmfull to you after all.

I do not know about whether it is punishable in Islam.

format_quote Originally Posted by eesa the kiwi

i am a convert to islam, before islam i was junkie, i begged borrowed and stole to get my fix. Ive done things that continue to haunt me to this day. the scars drug abuse left on my life im still trying to fix

my drug abuse started with marijuana. it started innocently enough few joints with friends once in a while next thing you know im smoking them like cigarettes. id have one when i woke up, one before school subhanAllah i didnt need an excuse i was smoking it constantly. i experimented with harder and harder drugs and quickly became hooked. i couldnt really afford said hard drugs so soon was committing crimes to fuel my habit. i was a bright kid with ambition even went to a school for gifted intelligence children soon all i wanted to do was take drugs untill i died

Alhamdulilah i found islam. I came across a copy of the quran and i knew it was from my creator. it scared me and i knew if i didnt get my act togethter i was in serious trouble in the hereafter. so i quit. i embraced islam in 2009 now im nearly nine years clean alhamdulilah. i ditched my loser friends started going to narcotics anonymous and got clean I dont even crave it anymore alhamdulilah.

my old friends are in a miserable state. the drugs have eaten away at them now theres not much left. they used to be dumb kids like me smoking weed occasionally now they are full blown meth addicts.

i know this doesnt happen to everyone who smokes weed, it may not even happen to most but it happens and that is more than enough reason

you may not see the harm in something but when Allah prohibits something its there. SubhanAllah he created the heavens and the earth and you think you know better than him. show some humility we are the ummah of we hear and we obey

look at alcohol for example, what do people get out of it? maybe a good time with friends? now think if it was prohibited (properly not the lame attempt by the yanks) think how much domestic violence would be avoided, how many divorces and deaths on the road. You going to tell me a good time with the lads is worth all that harm

as for the war on drugs being satanic dont be ridiculous. what is satanic is all the lives destroyed by drugs

Sorry if this is a little harsh but if it wasnt for the grace of Allah upon me i would have died a dogs death with a needle in my arm so im a little passionate about this

Peace be upon those that accept guidance

What an amazing story...subhanallah you recovered from such a life and found Islam...this does not happen to a lot of people.
a few remarks to your story though:
It sounds like you allowed the increase of the mariuhana dosis, because normally you do not have to increase it to feel the same. "We" usually bought one or two joints for our group (not one joint per person) and that was plenty enough for that day. occasionally we would buy another round extra...but this did not happen much.
years later, everyone from that group got clean from these stuff and adopted a healty muslim worthy life except for two persons...the exact same persons that also experimented with harder drugs back then.
The majority of the group did not feel the need to experiment with harder drugs.

I think it is not only a personal, but also a mix of intellect, opportunity, occasion, and state of mind to try out and get hooked to harder drugs.
if you are regularly among people who use that stuff, and you have the money for it, and you have problems in your life you would like to forget (a weak state of mind) and do not realise that that stuff is dangerous...then you can get hooked.

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format_quote Originally Posted by eesa the kiwi

i am a convert to islam, before islam i was junkie, i begged borrowed and stole to get my fix. Ive done things that continue to haunt me to this day. the scars drug abuse left on my life im still trying to fix

my drug abuse started with marijuana. it started innocently enough few joints with friends once in a while next thing you know im smoking them like cigarettes. id have one when i woke up, one before school subhanAllah i didnt need an excuse i was smoking it constantly. i experimented with harder and harder drugs and quickly became hooked. i couldnt really afford said hard drugs so soon was committing crimes to fuel my habit. i was a bright kid with ambition even went to a school for gifted intelligence children soon all i wanted to do was take drugs untill i died

Alhamdulilah i found islam. I came across a copy of the quran and i knew it was from my creator. it scared me and i knew if i didnt get my act togethter i was in serious trouble in the hereafter. so i quit. i embraced islam in 2009 now im nearly nine years clean alhamdulilah. i ditched my loser friends started going to narcotics anonymous and got clean I dont even crave it anymore alhamdulilah.

my old friends are in a miserable state. the drugs have eaten away at them now theres not much left. they used to be dumb kids like me smoking weed occasionally now they are full blown meth addicts.

i know this doesnt happen to everyone who smokes weed, it may not even happen to most but it happens and that is more than enough reason

you may not see the harm in something but when Allah prohibits something its there. SubhanAllah he created the heavens and the earth and you think you know better than him. show some humility we are the ummah of we hear and we obey

look at alcohol for example, what do people get out of it? maybe a good time with friends? now think if it was prohibited (properly not the lame attempt by the yanks) think how much domestic violence would be avoided, how many divorces and deaths on the road. You going to tell me a good time with the lads is worth all that harm

as for the war on drugs being satanic dont be ridiculous. what is satanic is all the lives destroyed by drugs

Sorry if this is a little harsh but if it wasnt for the grace of Allah upon me i would have died a dogs death with a needle in my arm so im a little passionate about this

Peace be upon those that accept guidance

What an amazing story...subhanallah you recovered from such a life and found Islam...this does not happen to a lot of people.
a few remarks to your story though:
It sounds like you allowed the increase of the mariuhana dosis, because normally you do not have to increase it to feel the same. "We" usually bought one or two joints for our group (not one joint per person) and that was plenty enough for that day. occasionally we would buy another round extra...but this did not happen much.
years later, everyone from that group got clean from these stuff and adopted a healty muslim worthy life except for two persons...the exact same persons that also experimented with harder drugs back then.
The majority of the group did not feel the need to experiment with harder drugs.

I think it is not only a personal, but also a mix of intellect, opportunity, occasion, and state of mind to try out and get hooked to harder drugs.
if you are regularly among people who use that stuff, and you have the money for it, and you have problems in your life you would like to forget (a weak state of mind) and do not realise that that stuff is dangerous...then you can get hooked.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

I have seen many friends go down that road to ruin and many more that didn't, they started with weed and went on to harder drugs, because they were in that circle due to the prohibition, ignorance lies, and lack of sound education.
I honestly know tons of people from all over that smoke weed but stay well away from heroin, and they lead happy productive lives.

I used to be one of such people. I used to smoke weed almost daily during my college. never lost my focus on my education despite of that. after graduation I married, got a decent job and automatically stopped smoking weed...did not had to do extra effort to quit smoking.

Still. this does not mean it is harmless. Again, The danger of going to harder drugs is still present...you are not being a good example to people...Weed keeps you from your prayers, dua and other daily responsibilities...Weed keeps you from remembering Allah...you are totally not usefull to anyone in that state...etc.

I would say, enough reason to stay away from it and warn the people not to use it.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Because some people go down that road should we ruin the lives of millions and millions of people that suffer from serious ailments or people who use cannabis responsibly because of some that are led astray?

Weed as a medicine...I do not know...if you are really in pain and weed is the only thing that works...then maybe...but still...you are not able to pray if you are stoned and that is a big issue.
anyways, just because you do not get into temptation of trying out other drugs does not mean you are using cannabis responsible.
a responsible decent person does not use cannabis at all.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Where in Islam can man oppress man based purely on sin against his own soul?

Islam does not permit oppression in any way. you cannot compare prohibition with opression.

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format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

I have seen many friends go down that road to ruin and many more that didn't, they started with weed and went on to harder drugs, because they were in that circle due to the prohibition, ignorance lies, and lack of sound education.
I honestly know tons of people from all over that smoke weed but stay well away from heroin, and they lead happy productive lives.

I used to be one of such people. I used to smoke weed almost daily during my college. never lost my focus on my education despite of that. after graduation I married, got a decent job and automatically stopped smoking weed...did not had to do extra effort to quit smoking.

Still. this does not mean it is harmless. Again, The danger of going to harder drugs is still present...you are not being a good example to people...Weed keeps you from your prayers, dua and other daily responsibilities...Weed keeps you from remembering Allah...you are totally not usefull to anyone in that state...etc.

I would say, enough reason to stay away from it and warn the people not to use it.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Because some people go down that road should we ruin the lives of millions and millions of people that suffer from serious ailments or people who use cannabis responsibly because of some that are led astray?

Weed as a medicine...I do not know...if you are really in pain and weed is the only thing that works...then maybe...but still...you are not able to pray if you are stoned and that is a big issue.
anyways, just because you do not get into temptation of trying out other drugs does not mean you are using cannabis responsible.
a responsible decent person does not use cannabis at all.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Where in Islam can man oppress man based purely on sin against his own soul?

Islam does not permit oppression in any way. you cannot compare prohibition with opression.

Salaam

Just to add to whats already been said.

Our faith has developed (correctly) a tough policy against intoxicants. Whatever my faults I'm glad i had a proper upbringing and managed to ignored the peer pressure to get involved. You realise just what a waste of time it is.

Cannabis is not harmless I don't know where people get this from, I know there is a powerful lobby who are trying to legalise drugs ($$$$$$ to be made) so maybe that's why its pushed.

Good book on the subject if you can get hold of it.

Blurb

Again and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is an argument for abandoning all attempts to reduce drug use through the criminal law.

Peter Hitchens shows that in Britain there has been no serious 'war on drugs' since 1971, when a Tory government adopted a Labour plan to implement the revolutionary Wootton report. This gave cannabis, the most widely used illegal substance, a special legal status as a supposedly 'soft' drug (in fact, Hitchens argues, it is at least as dangerous as heroin and cocaine because of the threat it poses to mental health). It began a progressive reduction of penalties for possession, and effectively disarmed the police.

This process still continues, behind a screen of falsely 'tough' rhetoric from politicians. Far from there being a 'war on drugs', there has been a covert surrender to drugs, concealed behind an official obeisance to international treaty obligations. To all intents and purposes, cannabis is legal in Britain, and other major drugs are not far behind.

In The War We Never Fought, Hitchens uncovers the secret history of the government's true attitude, and the increasing recruitment of the police and courts to covert decriminalisation initiatives, and contrasts it with the rhetoric. Whatever and whoever is to blame for the undoubted mess of Britain's drug policy, it is not 'prohibition' or a 'war on drugs', for neither exists.



A discussion.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

I used to be one of such people. I used to smoke weed almost daily during my college. never lost my focus on my education despite of that. after graduation I married, got a decent job and automatically stopped smoking weed...did not had to do extra effort to quit smoking.

Still. this does not mean it is harmless. Again, The danger of going to harder drugs is still present...you are not being a good example to people...Weed keeps you from your prayers, dua and other daily responsibilities...Weed keeps you from remembering Allah...you are totally not usefull to anyone in that state...etc.

I would say, enough reason to stay away from it and warn the people not to use it.

Sorry, but I manage to pray while stoned, now I seldom smoke but over the years I have tried and since basing my prayers and meditation on Islamic prayers too i have prayed stoned and i remember the words and feel like I made the same level of contact with our creator.
And i don't think it does keep me from my daily responsibilities at all, maybe over consumption when it becomes habitual it might for some but i generally find my self going about daily chores with more enthusiasm.
And if anything occasional use makes me remember God more and makes me more grateful for His creation.
Also, Weed consumption is part of the oldest continually religious and spiritual practices and has a long history in Islam.
This all besides the point of though what i really wanted to find out with this thread is where the word intoxicant comes from in Islamic scripture, my take is its a wrong translation or meaning..and i don't mean to be promoting use of any drug, i just can't agree all intoxicants are a sin , i am trying to find out where the Islamic texts that support this are?
Also can a Muslim be against prohibition and what context is prohibition meant is Islam, i can't find any records of Muslims searching each other's homes and go around stealing peoples alcohol stashes?
And Christians could drink and lived in Muslim lands, me to my religion you to yours, prohibition the way its performed today would not make for a peaceful world.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

Weed as a medicine...I do not know...if you are really in pain and weed is the only thing that works...then maybe...but still...you are not able to pray if you are stoned and that is a big issue.
anyways, just because you do not get into temptation of trying out other drugs does not mean you are using cannabis responsible.
a responsible decent person does not use cannabis at all.

Islam does not permit oppression in any way. you cannot compare prohibition with opression.

Weed has to be one of the oldest used medicines known to man, only recently was the endocannabinoid system discovered in our bodies, weed is not just a medicine its has huge therapeutic qualities to our bodies that protect cells from degeneration, cancers, toxins and makes our bodies actually perform better, it enhances the way our cells communicate with each other..

Medical marijuana was prescribed by many a great man back in the golden age of Islam..shame these people are forgotten.

I personally know people who would be dead without weed.

Sorry but to deny anyone this plant and actually raid their homes, search them on the street, steal and imprison and even execute them for a completely nontoxic plant that is therapy and a matter of life and death for many many people is in my eyes serious oppression.

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format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Sorry, but I manage to pray while stoned, now I seldom smoke but over the years I have tried and since basing my prayers and meditation on Islamic prayers too i have prayed stoned and i remember the words and feel like I made the same level of contact with our creator.

I feel ashamed for praying with the nasty smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes and you are saying that you can pray to God on the same level as when you are sober?
You see the difference? alcoholics also think that they are the best drivers in the world when they are drunk...does not mean that they can actually drive.
Besides of being able to pray....how can you tell me with dry eyes that you do not feel any shame of being in front of God in such a state?
God is not just a friend you can pass your joint to. God is your creator...you should pay a little more respect.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

And i don't think it does keep me from my daily responsibilities at all, maybe over consumption when it becomes habitual it might for some but i generally find my self going about daily chores with more enthusiasm.

Can you go to work while being stoned? Can you drive your children to school?

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

And if anything occasional use makes me remember God more and makes me more grateful for His creation.
Also, Weed consumption is part of the oldest continually religious and spiritual practices and has a long history in Islam.
This all besides the point of though what i really wanted to find out with this thread is where the word intoxicant comes from in Islamic scripture, my take is its a wrong translation or meaning..and i don't mean to be promoting use of any drug, i just can't agree all intoxicants are a sin , i am trying to find out where the Islamic texts that support this are?

this, I agree with you. Neither do I know where this "intoxicants" comes from and what exactly is considered as intoxicant...because caffeine and taurine can possibly also be considered as intoxicants and that would make coffee and tea and energy drinks haram.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Also can a Muslim be against prohibition and what context is prohibition meant is Islam, i can't find any records of Muslims searching each other's homes and go around stealing peoples alcohol stashes?
And Christians could drink and lived in Muslim lands, me to my religion you to yours, prohibition the way its performed today would not make for a peaceful world.

Weed has to be one of the oldest used medicines known to man, only recently was the endocannabinoid system discovered in our bodies, weed is not just a medicine its has huge therapeutic qualities to our bodies that protect cells from degeneration, cancers, toxins and makes our bodies actually perform better, it enhances the way our cells communicate with each other..

it is also harmfull. it can cause a lot of mental problems such as schizophrenia or amnesia.

format_quote Originally Posted by beleiver

Medical marijuana was prescribed by many a great man back in the golden age of Islam..shame these people are forgotten.

I personally know people who would be dead without weed.

Sorry but to deny anyone this plant and actually raid their homes, search them on the street, steal and imprison and even execute them for a completely nontoxic plant that is therapy and a matter of life and death for many many people is in my eyes serious oppression.

no one is raiding no ones homes nor execute for using weed. no reason to overreact.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

I feel ashamed for praying with the nasty smell of cigarette smoke on my clothes and you are saying that you can pray to God on the same level as when you are sober?
You see the difference? alcoholics also think that they are the best drivers in the world when they are drunk...does not mean that they can actually drive.
Besides of being able to pray....how can you tell me with dry eyes that you do not feel any shame of being in front of God in such a state?
God is not just a friend you can pass your joint to. God is your creator...you should pay a little more respect.

I think Allah is the only one who can Judge on that..
I do think though that daily use as a habit will block that connection.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

Can you go to work while being stoned? Can you drive your children to school?

Regards work it would depend on the work, but yes many jobs i have had i smoking enhances my work.
As for driving lol i have driven 100s thousands of miles while stoned without incident, i have driven and ridden all kinds of vehicles, i know professional drivers top of their game that smoke weed.. It makes m more aware and cautious driver.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

this, I agree with you. Neither do I know where this "intoxicants" comes from and what exactly is considered as intoxicant...because caffeine and taurine can possibly also be considered as intoxicants and that would make coffee and tea and energy drinks haram.

This is the point of the thread, from my research the word in Arabic derives from 'cover' or what covers the mind, which to me is a perfect description of substances to stay away from, all the ones i can think of that cover or close the mind mess people up, but weed to me has the opposite effect of opening the mind, which science supports.
And yes caffeine, as i know through addiction, has its negative effects too..the word 'intoxicant' I doubt is the perfected word of our creator. But the word used in the Quran is.

format_quote Originally Posted by umie

it is also harmfull. it can cause a lot of mental problems such as schizophrenia or amnesia.

no one is raiding no ones homes nor execute for using weed. no reason to overreact.

So we are told, one reason this subject is close to my heart is my younger brother would be recorded as a weed causes schizophrenia statistic, which imho is far from the truth , rather he was a victim of the lies and deceptions that go with the war on drugs..

A house he was in was raided, he was dragged down the cells and questioned, he was a naive 17 yo that had no experience dealing with police, he ended up telling on the dealer, as a consequence, he lost his friends and his self-respect and became seriously depressed and alone at that tender age of 17, he had few episodes where my parents sent him to the mental ward, where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia.
What he didn't tell anyone as he didn't want to grass anyone else was he was regularly taking speed, he didn't have schizophrenia but drug-induced psychosis and depression, he just need someone to talk to, not more drugs he didn't need..to cut a long story short, he was addicted to these drugs that covered his mind from his problems for many years until he committed suicide..

I don't think there are many instances if any, where weed alone causes schizophrenia.
But i do think addiction and too much of anything can be bad.
I have lost count how many times my home, vehicle or person have been searched weed/hash being the excuse.

And people are executed or left for dead in jails across the globe for the possession of weed, and many many more suffer due to scented herbs that are a favor from our creator being denied them.

Also need pointing out, prohibition doesn't work, there are far fewer junkies on the streets of Portugal now after they decriminalized.