[RLK]

LONDON (Reuters) - Smoking cannabis increases the odds of suffering from depression and schizophrenia, doctors said on Friday.

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This has been known by experienced clinicians for a long time.

[i_dont_chat]

Also paranoia.

But please don't tell anyone that I said so!

[crazykatz]

I have a cousin who is ill with depression and is unable to work. This man is a PRIME example of drug induced illness.

[Mark Felton]

I think it is the culture in which they imerse themselves that promotes the depression as much as the pot (or more).

I'd like to see the control group. Did they have the same taste in music and friends? Did they immerse themselves in suicidal violent music?

A lot of questions have yet to be answered.

[Lysander]

This has been known by experienced clinicians for a long time.

As an experienced therapist with more then 25 years under my belt I must clearly say you are full of hokum and bunk. By far the use of pot by depressed people is an attempt at self medication, not a cause.