Initially I was going to start this piece by saying, “I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but …” However it then dawned on me that a lot of readers would not be familiar with a ‘record,’ never mind a ‘broken record’!
So I changed gears.
Suffice it to say, I have written many times about the many pitfalls of marijuana legalization, and here is another one.
From NewsNation:
“New data suggests more people who use marijuana experience psychotic episodes. In some cases — particularly in young people — it can lead to permanent psychiatric disorders.
Truveta, an analytics firm, reports diagnoses of marijuana-induced psychosis emergency department visits increased by more than 50% between 2019 and 2020. Additionally, the rate of cannabis-induced disorder emergency visits continued to increase through 2023.
“A 2017 study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found even one psychotic episode after cannabis use increased the risk of developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder by 47%. The risk was found to be higher for those between the ages of 16 and 25.
‘You have to be very careful, particularly careful, using cannabis if you have a family history of bipolar or schizophrenia because you are particularly vulnerable,’said Dr. Peter Grinspoon.
“Critics argue the research should differentiate between types of marijuana and its effects on psychosis.
Doctors urge teens to wait until they’re adults to use cannabis, as it is much safer.”
I sometimes wonder who is the big pusher of marijuana. Is it George Soros or the devil … assuming those are actually two different entities.
Either way neither marijuana induced bipolar disorder nor schizophrenia go away. Ergo, I say particularly to young people, “just say no!”
1/25/24