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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Nina Zdinjak

Higher Potency Cannabis Increases Risk Of Addiction And Psychosis, Study Says

Cannabis consumers who tend to choose high potency weed for their pleasure, are at higher risk of becoming addicted or developing marijuana-caused psychosis, a new study shows.

“Overall, use of higher potency cannabis, relative to lower potency cannabis, was associated with an increased risk of psychosis and CUD [cannabis use disorder]," the authors wrote in the journal Lancet Psychiatry. "Evidence varied for depression and anxiety.”

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