Andrew Huberman· PhD
The dispute over whether cannabis can cause psychosis is a waste of time. It obviously can in some individuals with a predisposition. It’s just hard to know who that will be.
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The dispute over whether cannabis can cause psychosis is a waste of time. It obviously can in some individuals with a predisposition. It’s just hard to know who that will be.
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But if we do not acknowledge the negative health effects that are documented in the literature, then we are overlooking some very important data, especially as it relates to the development of psychosis in certain individuals.
but there's certainly a a possibility there would you say that if somebody is a regular high THC cannabis user that they are at greater risk to developing Psych is if they're taking