• Rates of cannabis use are approximately 2 times greater in persons with psychosis
• Cannabis has negative effects on cognition that are qualitatively similar in the general population, in people with psychotic disorders and in people at risk for psychotic disorders
• Adolescence is an important but vulnerable period of development for both the general population and especially for individuals at high risk for psychotic disorders
Links
[1] http://www.umassmed.edu/globalassets/systems-and-psychosocial-advances-research-center/about-our-center/dmh-conference/stone_dmh-conference_cannabis_03.10.16.pdf
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/psychosis
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/study