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More research into Cannabinoid related Mental Illness
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BBC News: Danish Study Links Schizophrenia To Cannabis Use
also just to give this a bit of context to the report for those who aren't going to read it,
also just to give this a bit of context to the report for those who aren't going to read it,
The researchers, led by Mikkel Arendt, say the study did not show cannabis caused the development of schizophrenia - because it was not possible to control for other factors such as hereditary predisposition, other drug use and socio-economic status.
But they say the fact patients with cannabis-induced psychotic symptoms developed schizophrenia at a younger age than non-users suggests that cannabis use may hasten the progress of the illness.
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Its a hallucinogen and should not be used heavily (if at all) by people at risk.