Comment on Heavy cannabis users have been found to have nearly four times the odds of developing schizophrenia or psychosis compared to non-users, according to a Kings College Meta-Analysis

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• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Cannabis users also self medicated for psychological issues. but in Canada, post legalization Schizophrenia is on the increase and higher than comparable countries. The prevalence has doubled since 2002. Cannabis was legalized in 2018, but use and simple possession was not enforced before that.

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  • Tehdastehdas@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “Cannabis from the 2000s is not the same as in 2025,” … “THC content has increased by 5 times. This is likely a significant driver in the increasing link between cannabis use and schizophrenia.”

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250811104237.htm

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    • Nouvellalia@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I’m an old, and in my lifetime weed went from “smoke a joint and relax” to “take the tiniest bit of flower I can ignite and be two joints into the day”. I have friends who are “I’ve got a patch on, I had two gummies, and I just took a bong rip”, high as giraffe pussy, and while I’m happy for them, that’s just not the “high” that drew me into the profession decades ago.

      There is a world of difference between having two beers after work every day, and a fifth throughout the day. There are no more “beers” for weed, it’s all shine. We are going to have to “relearn” what it means, cognitively and physically, to be a marijuana enthusiast.

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