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Originally Posted by !@#$%!
"Last year, Netherlands researchers reviewed five studies and concluded that the use of marijuana (cannabis) approximately doubles the risk of developing schizophrenia. Because the studies excluded anyone with a history of psychosis and controlled for the use of other drugs, they were "able to show the specific effects of cannabis."
etc:
http://bipolar.about.com/od/relatedd...schizo_pot.htm
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ha ha, this brings back memories:
"The abnormalities occur in a brain pathway related to language and auditory functions which is still developing during adolescence."
^^ i remember i used to hear shit that didn't exist, ha ha. chronic use of weed is not for me! |
from the above link
Thus if a young person is genetically at risk for schizophrenia, the research suggests, the use of marijuana can cause the same kind of damage the schizophenia would cause, which could bring on the illness when it might otherwise have not have emerged, cause earlier onset, and/or worsen the condition.
and that is why you should not smoke weed until you are a adult and your brain is fully formed, as I did.