Does cannabis cause psychosis?

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Hi all! Complimenting my video on cannabis treating mental health difficulties, this video talks about what the relationship really is between THC and psychosis, I hope you enjoy!

0:00 Intro
0:36 Definitions
2:32 Prevalence studies
3:00 Epidemiological studies
5:48 Reverse causation
07:08 Human lab studies
08:10 Genetic studies
09:24 Neuroimaging

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