Predicting the risk of psychosis in cannabis users
Cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of psychosis. It’s suggested that genetic variation in the AKT1 gene might...
Marijuana and brain volume changes in people at high risk of schizophrenia
Researchers at Royal Edinburgh Hospital, in the UK are the first to follow patients over 2 years.
Negative effects of cannabis in bipolar disorder
Research suggests that cannabis use has a negative effect on onset and outcome of schizophrenia. Now, researchers at Eli Lilly...
Review: Cannabis use in schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia frequently report benefit from cannabis use. Yet, cannabis may be a risk factor for schizophrenia. Researchers from...
Cannabis and the risk for developing psychosis
Researchers at the University of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, hypothesized that cannabis use (or a cannabis use disorder) at a...
Associations between cannabis and psychosis
Writing on Medscape, Dr. Michael Compton reviewed the effects of marijuana.
The association betweeen cannabis use and psychosis
Researchers from Australia report that early use of marijuana is a risk-modifying factor for psychosis in young adults.
Marijuana and the onset in psychotic disorders
 Early onset of psychosis is associated with a history of lifetime cannabis abuse or dependence, according to researchers at Harvard...
Marijuana use increases the risk of schizophrenia
According to a study in The Lancet, “There is now sufficient evidence to warn young people that using cannabis could...
Spinning the effect of marijuana abuse in schizophrenics
NORML, the medical marijuana advocacy group, thinks this is a positive study. I don’t see it that way.
Cannabidiol not effective in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Here is another in our ongoing series on recent marijuana-related medical research. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major product of the...