I question the validity of some of these studies. Mental illness usually manifests itself between the ages of 18-25 or so, the same time period when most are likely to experiment with pot. Correlation doesn’t always equal causation. While smoking weed by someone who is vulnerable to mental illness might help precipitate full blown schizophrenia, it’s also just as likely that such a person would eventually develop this disorder without smoking pot.
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You haven’t lost a child to this, obviously. I have.
“You haven’t lost a child to this, obviously. I have.”
Sorry for your loss.
I haven’t lost a child but lost a brother to schizophrenia many years ago. He committed suicide. He was never into marijuana or any drugs and never drank more than one drink at a sitting. Believe me I’m well acquainted with mental illness it runs in both sides of my family unfortunately. And the reason I chose not to have children myself. Knowing what I’ve been through myself I would never risk passing it on to any children I might have.