Schizophrenia Cannabis Causality?

[trichcycler]

But a few small studies have flipped the direction of causation, suggesting that a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia (a disease marked by psychotic episodes such as hallucination) is itself a risk factor for smoking pot. That might explain why pot use is perennially high (pardon the pun) among those diagnosed with schizophrenia.

 

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-schizophrenia-marijuana-20140624-story.html

[keylan]

Its called self medicating in the medical community - people with schizophrenia find out on their own that pot often helps them. Its been known by doctors for a long time

[pic book]

sounds like schizophrenia shud be added as a qualifying medical condition

[trichcycler]

watch, after all this fuss, arrests and court dates with doctors testimony or the lack of, only to let MI go recreational.  I think that's happening everywhere soon