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The conversation around cannabis must evolve. It's no longer enough to simply debate whether it should be legal. We must now address the specific dangers of a market saturated with high-potency products.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The conversation around cannabis must evolve. It's no longer enough to simply debate whether it should be legal. We must now address the specific dangers of a market saturated with high-potency products.
completely. Doctors may prescribe antipsychotic medication to manage the immediate crisis, but these drugs are not a long-term solution if the person continues to use. For addiction, therapies like motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy can help people regain control.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
completely. Doctors may prescribe antipsychotic medication to manage the immediate crisis, but these drugs are not a long-term solution if the person continues to use. For addiction, therapies like motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy can help people regain control.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
Dealing with this public health challenge requires action on multiple fronts. For someone experiencing a cannabis-induced psychotic episode, the most important step is to stop using cannabis
Dealing with this public health challenge requires action on multiple fronts. For someone experiencing a cannabis-induced psychotic episode, the most important step is to stop using cannabis
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱
Dealing with this public health challenge requires action on multiple fronts. For someone experiencing a cannabis-induced psychotic episode, the most important step is to stop using cannabis
Dealing with this public health challenge requires action on multiple fronts. For someone experiencing a cannabis-induced psychotic episode, the most important step is to stop using cannabis
• Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): This is a severe condition that affects some long-term, heavy users. It causes relentless cycles of intense nausea and vomiting, which can sometimes only be soothed by taking hot showers.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
• Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS): This is a severe condition that affects some long-term, heavy users. It causes relentless cycles of intense nausea and vomiting, which can sometimes only be soothed by taking hot showers.
• Heart Problems: Cannabis use can spike your heart rate and blood pressure, increasing the immediate risk of a heart attack or stroke, particularly for those with existing heart conditions.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
• Heart Problems: Cannabis use can spike your heart rate and blood pressure, increasing the immediate risk of a heart attack or stroke, particularly for those with existing heart conditions.
• Brain Development: THC can harm memory and decision-making. This is especially dangerous for teenagers, whose brains are still developing and are more vulnerable to the long-term negative effects of the drug.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
• Brain Development: THC can harm memory and decision-making. This is especially dangerous for teenagers, whose brains are still developing and are more vulnerable to the long-term negative effects of the drug.
Stronger cannabis is more addictive.
Anxiety and Depression: While some use cannabis to relax, high doses of THC can backfire, causing severe anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia. Heavy use is also linked to a higher risk of depression.
Anxiety and Depression: While some use cannabis to relax, high doses of THC can backfire, causing severe anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia. Heavy use is also linked to a higher risk of depression.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Stronger cannabis is more addictive.
Anxiety and Depression: While some use cannabis to relax, high doses of THC can backfire, causing severe anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia. Heavy use is also linked to a higher risk of depression.
Anxiety and Depression: While some use cannabis to relax, high doses of THC can backfire, causing severe anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia. Heavy use is also linked to a higher risk of depression.
into a psychotic state.
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀
The danger doesn't stop at psychosis. High-THC cannabis is linked to many other health issues.
• Addiction (Cannabis Use Disorder):
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀
The danger doesn't stop at psychosis. High-THC cannabis is linked to many other health issues.
• Addiction (Cannabis Use Disorder):
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
into a psychotic state.
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀
The danger doesn't stop at psychosis. High-THC cannabis is linked to many other health issues.
• Addiction (Cannabis Use Disorder):
𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀
The danger doesn't stop at psychosis. High-THC cannabis is linked to many other health issues.
• Addiction (Cannabis Use Disorder):
This system helps regulate things like mood, perception, and stress. High-potency THC overwhelms this system, disrupting its normal function. For people who already have a history of mental illness, this massive disruption can be the trigger that pushes them
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This system helps regulate things like mood, perception, and stress. High-potency THC overwhelms this system, disrupting its normal function. For people who already have a history of mental illness, this massive disruption can be the trigger that pushes them
• While many of these episodes are short-lived, others can be severe enough to require hospitalization.
So, how does this happen? THC works by interacting with a natural communication network in our brain called the endocannabinoid system.
So, how does this happen? THC works by interacting with a natural communication network in our brain called the endocannabinoid system.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
• While many of these episodes are short-lived, others can be severe enough to require hospitalization.
So, how does this happen? THC works by interacting with a natural communication network in our brain called the endocannabinoid system.
So, how does this happen? THC works by interacting with a natural communication network in our brain called the endocannabinoid system.
• If you visit the ER for cannabis use, your odds of a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis within three years jump by about 14.3 times—and if it’s cannabis-induced psychosis that lands you there, that risk soars to a whopping 241.6 times higher than the average person.
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• If you visit the ER for cannabis use, your odds of a schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis within three years jump by about 14.3 times—and if it’s cannabis-induced psychosis that lands you there, that risk soars to a whopping 241.6 times higher than the average person.
(seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or delusions (believing things that aren't true).
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
(seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or delusions (believing things that aren't true).
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
(seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or delusions (believing things that aren't true).
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
(seeing or hearing things that aren't there) or delusions (believing things that aren't true).
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
The results from the aforesaid study are alarming:
• The risk of a psychotic episode is highest for those who use high-potency (>10% THC) weed daily, especially young men.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀
The most troubling consequence of this super-potent cannabis is its connection to psychosis—a serious mental state where a person loses contact with reality, experiencing hallucinations
The most troubling consequence of this super-potent cannabis is its connection to psychosis—a serious mental state where a person loses contact with reality, experiencing hallucinations
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀
The most troubling consequence of this super-potent cannabis is its connection to psychosis—a serious mental state where a person loses contact with reality, experiencing hallucinations
The most troubling consequence of this super-potent cannabis is its connection to psychosis—a serious mental state where a person loses contact with reality, experiencing hallucinations
CBD is non-intoxicating and is believed to counteract some of THC’s more harmful effects, like anxiety and paranoia. With all engine and no brakes, today's high-THC, low-CBD cannabis delivers a much more intense and potentially dangerous experience.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
CBD is non-intoxicating and is believed to counteract some of THC’s more harmful effects, like anxiety and paranoia. With all engine and no brakes, today's high-THC, low-CBD cannabis delivers a much more intense and potentially dangerous experience.
Growers have selectively bred cannabis plants to produce as much THC as possible. In doing so, they've often reduced the content of another key compound: CBD (cannabidiol). Think of THC as the engine of the cannabis "high" and CBD as the brakes.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Growers have selectively bred cannabis plants to produce as much THC as possible. In doing so, they've often reduced the content of another key compound: CBD (cannabidiol). Think of THC as the engine of the cannabis "high" and CBD as the brakes.
Some products are far stronger. The team of researchers led by Sophie Lie report that most legal cannabis now exceeds 20% THC, and concentrated forms like oils and waxes can reach a staggering 90% THC or more.
This isn't a natural evolution; it's by design
This isn't a natural evolution; it's by design
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some products are far stronger. The team of researchers led by Sophie Lie report that most legal cannabis now exceeds 20% THC, and concentrated forms like oils and waxes can reach a staggering 90% THC or more.
This isn't a natural evolution; it's by design
This isn't a natural evolution; it's by design
𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘀 #BrainHealth #CannabisEducation
The strength of cannabis has skyrocketed. In the early 1990s, the average THC level in cannabis was under 4%. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Today, the average at a legal dispensary is over 16%, a four-fold increase.
The strength of cannabis has skyrocketed. In the early 1990s, the average THC level in cannabis was under 4%. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Today, the average at a legal dispensary is over 16%, a four-fold increase.
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘀 #BrainHealth #CannabisEducation
The strength of cannabis has skyrocketed. In the early 1990s, the average THC level in cannabis was under 4%. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Today, the average at a legal dispensary is over 16%, a four-fold increase.
The strength of cannabis has skyrocketed. In the early 1990s, the average THC level in cannabis was under 4%. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse Today, the average at a legal dispensary is over 16%, a four-fold increase.
severe mental health episodes like psychosis. A recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) brings this issue into sharp focus, detailing the dangerous link between high-potency cannabis and mental health crises. #SeekHelp
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
severe mental health episodes like psychosis. A recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) brings this issue into sharp focus, detailing the dangerous link between high-potency cannabis and mental health crises. #SeekHelp
psychoactive ingredient, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), has been transformed into a product with unprecedented strength. This dramatic increase in potency is raising alarms among doctors and public health experts who are witnessing a rise in serious health problems, especially
August 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
psychoactive ingredient, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), has been transformed into a product with unprecedented strength. This dramatic increase in potency is raising alarms among doctors and public health experts who are witnessing a rise in serious health problems, especially