According to NBC News (5/26, Syal), “evidence is growing of marijuana’s association with psychiatric disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, especially in young men.” A studypublished online May 4 in the journal Psychological Medicine has found “evidence of an association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia,” a finding “most striking in young men ages 21-30, but was also seen in women of the same age.” The study examined “data from almost seven million men and women in Denmark over the course of a few decades to look for a link between schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.”
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— “Marijuana linked to mental health risks in young adults, growing evidence shows ” Akshay Syal, NBC News, May 26, 2023