The news item states that "According to YoungMinds, users are at leasttwice as likely to develop a psychosis". This sentence misses two vitalcomponents. It is heavy and regular use that makes young people twice aslikely to develop a psychosis. Plus, only a relatively small percentageof young people are at risk of developing psychosis regardless ofwhether they use cannabis or not.
Paula Lavis, Policy and Knowledge Manager, YoungMinds
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