Dr. Matthew Hill

To be honest, in all the research I've – in all the literature I've read on this, I don't ever remember there being clear sex descriptions of the differences of males and females. I mean, again, historically, cannabis was more used by males than females, so that could lean towards any bias that may be out there in the media or the popular – like just in general, what people talk about.

To be honest, in all the research I've – in all the literature I've read on this, I don't ever remember there being clear sex descriptions of the differences of males and females. I mean, again, historically, cannabis was more used by males than females, so that could lean towards any bias that may be out there in the media or the popular – like just in general, what people talk about.

I can't think of any study that I've ever read that explicitly said this was male bias per se. They usually just report numbers or proportions of people. The issue is, So yes, there's this relationship that exists. And yes, we know that cannabis can trigger psychotic episodes.

I can't think of any study that I've ever read that explicitly said this was male bias per se. They usually just report numbers or proportions of people. The issue is, So yes, there's this relationship that exists. And yes, we know that cannabis can trigger psychotic episodes.

I can't think of any study that I've ever read that explicitly said this was male bias per se. They usually just report numbers or proportions of people. The issue is, So yes, there's this relationship that exists. And yes, we know that cannabis can trigger psychotic episodes.

So if there's an individual who has schizophrenia, we know for certain that cannabis can lead to the onset of, you know, increases in positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions and a full-blown psychotic episode. So I think the first thing to say, which is very clear, is in my view, if someone has schizophrenia, cannabis is contraindicated.

So if there's an individual who has schizophrenia, we know for certain that cannabis can lead to the onset of, you know, increases in positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions and a full-blown psychotic episode. So I think the first thing to say, which is very clear, is in my view, if someone has schizophrenia, cannabis is contraindicated.

So if there's an individual who has schizophrenia, we know for certain that cannabis can lead to the onset of, you know, increases in positive symptoms like hallucinations and delusions and a full-blown psychotic episode. So I think the first thing to say, which is very clear, is in my view, if someone has schizophrenia, cannabis is contraindicated.

Like you shouldn't be using cannabis if you have schizophrenia. I think that's a risk across the board.

Like you shouldn't be using cannabis if you have schizophrenia. I think that's a risk across the board.

Like you shouldn't be using cannabis if you have schizophrenia. I think that's a risk across the board.

So I was going to say, the next question is knowing who's going to develop schizophrenia. Obviously, we don't know this. And as you say, the only real predictive variable that we know of is a first-degree family member that has schizophrenia means that you have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. So again, same with bipolar. I would say if there's bipolar or schizophrenia in a family,

So I was going to say, the next question is knowing who's going to develop schizophrenia. Obviously, we don't know this. And as you say, the only real predictive variable that we know of is a first-degree family member that has schizophrenia means that you have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. So again, same with bipolar. I would say if there's bipolar or schizophrenia in a family,

So I was going to say, the next question is knowing who's going to develop schizophrenia. Obviously, we don't know this. And as you say, the only real predictive variable that we know of is a first-degree family member that has schizophrenia means that you have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. So again, same with bipolar. I would say if there's bipolar or schizophrenia in a family,

To me, those are the people who should avoid cannabis. Just in terms of the likelihood, there's a much greater likelihood that they'd have, it would relate to the onset of a disease or could accelerate its presentation in some capacity. I think where things get really complicated in this whole cannabis schizophrenia story is the causality.

To me, those are the people who should avoid cannabis. Just in terms of the likelihood, there's a much greater likelihood that they'd have, it would relate to the onset of a disease or could accelerate its presentation in some capacity. I think where things get really complicated in this whole cannabis schizophrenia story is the causality.

To me, those are the people who should avoid cannabis. Just in terms of the likelihood, there's a much greater likelihood that they'd have, it would relate to the onset of a disease or could accelerate its presentation in some capacity. I think where things get really complicated in this whole cannabis schizophrenia story is the causality.

And there is a camp of people who have looked at this literature and definitively believe that cannabis causes schizophrenia. Um, and they attribute a proportion of people who have schizophrenia to only having that schizophrenia because of the fact that they used cannabis. Um, and I think you'd had some discussion about this in the last podcast.

And there is a camp of people who have looked at this literature and definitively believe that cannabis causes schizophrenia. Um, and they attribute a proportion of people who have schizophrenia to only having that schizophrenia because of the fact that they used cannabis. Um, and I think you'd had some discussion about this in the last podcast.

And there is a camp of people who have looked at this literature and definitively believe that cannabis causes schizophrenia. Um, and they attribute a proportion of people who have schizophrenia to only having that schizophrenia because of the fact that they used cannabis. Um, and I think you'd had some discussion about this in the last podcast.