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These are among some of the findings of researchers (Myran, D. et.al.) out of Ontario Canada. This study examined medical records in Ontario Canada from 2008 – 2019 for individuals without prior anxiety disorder (N=12,099,144) and who had a hospital visit due to a cannabis related incident (N=34,822). This data set accounts for medical treatments, outpatient data and hospital admissions for an estimated 97 precent of the population of the Canadian providence of Ontario. 

According to the authors, “We found that individuals with an ED visit for cannabis use were at over 3-fold increased risk of having an incident ED visit, hospitalization or outpatient visit for an anxiety disorder within 3-years of the visit relative to the general population.” They further cited that once they excluded persons with a prior history of mental health issues or substance use disorders (SUD), a cannabis related ED visit was associated to a 9-fold risk of requiring treatment for an anxiety disorder.   

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The researchers (Levey, D. et.al.) note that a person with a CUD has an increased “genetic liability” risk for adverse mental and physical health outcomes. A genetic liability that an individual consumer would have no way of knowing that they are at risk. This was concerning to the authors given the continued increases in cannabis use and expanded legalization. 

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This study published in Scientific Reports (May 2022) applies a network approach to data collected in the National Comorbidity Survey, a national mental health survey. Here authors, (Betz et.al.), use data collected from over 2,500 individuals who have used marijuana and experienced some type of mental health or psychotic episode. 

The average age of first use of marijuana was 16.7 years.  Some of the more common moods cited by participants were feeling anxious, sadness, a general loss of intertest and panic. 

Of those that experienced a psychotic experience those were described as paranoia (being followed / watched), others reading their mind, having visions and hearing voices were cited.

The authors note that, “Importantly, our results suggest that early and frequent cannabis use may have different relationships with different types of psychotic experiences.”

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Findings such as these, may have an influence on issues of mental health, legalization and regulations on usage.

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