PRIMARY STUDY

The Changing Legal Landscape of Cannabis Use and Its Role in Youth-onset Psychosis

Key Findings:  This review suggests that the evidence regarding the use of cannabis use as a potentially contributing factor in developing psychosis is inconclusive and that health care providers, caretakers, and educators ought to educate young people about the risks of cannabis use.

Type of Study:  Meta-analysis

Study Result:  Inconclusive

Research Location(s):  United States

Year of Pub:  2020


Cannabinoids Studied:  Cannabinoid (unspecified)

Phytocannabinoid Source:  Not Applicable




Citation:  Wright A, et al. The Changing Legal Landscape of Cannabis Use and Its Role in Youth-onset Psychosis. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2020; 29:145-156. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2019.08.016

Authors:  Wright A, Cather C, Gilman J, Evins AE