Experts Warn About the Risk of Cannabis-Induced Psychosis

Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Health NewsResearchers are sounding the alarm that cannabis products with high-potency THC—the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana—can have harmful health effects, particularly among young men. "For men aged 14 to 24, the risk of developing schizophrenia rises to over 40 percent within three years" of showing up in an ER for cannabis-induced psychosis, said Dr. Daniel Myran, senior author of a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.