![]() A study recently published on JAMA Open Network shows that while cannabis can bring on early on-set psychosis in certain individuals, it is not much of a concern for the general population. Researchers used the Optum Clinformatics Data Mart Database to investigate psychosis related claims in relation to to state legalization. They poured through millions of peices of data on individuals’ diagnoses, medications, and follow ups prior to, during, and after state legalization measures. The researchers came to the conclusion that states who had enacted cananbis legalization policies showed no significant increase in either psychosis-related diagnoses or prescriptions for antipsychotics. The only minor change they observed was in a very small subsection of the population they studied. Specifically, men between age 54-64 from an Asian demographic. They were the only group who showed a very slight increase in psychosis related diagnoses in states where cananbis was legalized. The researchers pointed out that this was a very limited study, as the data they used focused only on those people who had health insurance, since that’s where the data was pulled from. As such, the researchers hope to continue to study the subject. Comments are closed.
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