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People take cannabis to help them manage the effects of schizophrenia but corrupt media used to play it other way around. Cannabis causes schizophrenia! If there was justice in this world, then all the editors allowing this should rot in jail.

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Dude. CBD is antipsychotic[1] and thus might help people with schizophrenia. THC is psychoactive [2] and should probably be avoided by people with schizophrenia.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22716160 [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28492950

I think that's what the poster is saying. I believe "Cannabis causes schizophrenia!" should be in quotes.

Yes, but the replier is saying that THC, the primary active compound in Cannabis, can in fact worsen some of the symptoms of schizophrenia. As someone with Type I Bipolar, which has many similarities to schizophrenia, I agree that this is often the case.

That's why it should be legal so people who need it won't have to fiddle with the dealers. Obviously big pharma pays a lot so that won't happen.

I'm 100% with you there.

This is exactly what I meant. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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