Link Between Marijuana and Psychosis Goes Both Ways

An anonymous reader writes with news of a study out of the Netherlands (abstract) about the link between psychosis and marijuana use. The researchers wanted to examine what caused the relationship — was marijuana use leading to psychosis, or did those suffering from psychosis have a higher tendency to seek out marijuana? As it turns out, they found evidence for both. From the article: "... using pot at 16 years old was linked to psychotic symptoms three years later, and psychotic symptoms at age 16 were linked to pot use at age 19. This was true even when the researchers accounted for mental illness in the kids' families, alcohol use and tobacco use. Griffith-Lendering said she could not say how much more likely young pot users were to exhibit psychotic symptoms later on. Also, the new study cannot prove one causes the other. Genetics may also explain the link between pot use and psychosis, said Griffith-Lendering."

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Marihuana can induce psychosis - Personal story

[Anonymous Coward]

A childhood friend of mine came to visit, and travelled by plane to get there.
We smoked a very mild joint and he got absolutely mental.
* God complex,
* death threats
* kunalini syndrome - spiritual emergency type thing (wikipedia it)

Marihuana is not safe for people who are proned for mental illness (and you can't know until the shit hits the fan)

The police had to come and get him, he got that aggressive and totally disconnected to reality.