The Cannabis-Schizophrenia Link Grows Stronger

Marijuana is especially dangerous when used by people under age 25 whose brains are still developing. CUD can literally rewire the brains of young people, with disastrous long-term results.

Three facts about marijuana:

1. In the 1990s, the average THC concentration of marijuana in the U.S. was about 4 percent. (THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive part of the cannabis plant.) By 2018, average THC concentration had nearly quadrupled to more than 15 percent.
2. Research has shown that people who start using marijuana before age 18 are four to seven times more likely to develop CUD.
3. Marijuana has the potential to “switch on” certain genes that can lead to schizophrenia in young people. Males are at a higher risk for this than females, but it happens in both genders.

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