In the News

Earlier this year, WGN-TV News reported that marijuana use could trigger a mental health disorder.

According to the report, “doctors long ago established a connection between cannabis use and schizophrenia. Now, Canadian researchers at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences measured the increase in cases since marijuana legalization.” 

“Researchers say new cases of schizophrenia associated with cannabis use disorder nearly tripled.” 

“The study looked at data from every Ontario citizen, ages 14-65, visiting healthcare providers from 2006 to 2015, when medical cannabis was legalized, and from 2018, when non-medical cannabis was cleared for purchase, through 2022.” 

“Experts say there have been concerning increases over time in the number of people diagnosed with schizophrenia who were heavy cannabis users. The number of people receiving hospital care for cannabis use disorder increased 270 percent.”