Dr. Matthew Hill
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And I mean, the use rates there are probably under 5% globally for teenagers, like probably closer to 2% or 3%. So you have two countries that have pretty similar social structures and other capacities of things. We're both Western countries. And yet, Our schizophrenia rates prevalence-wise are relatively comparable.
And I mean, the use rates there are probably under 5% globally for teenagers, like probably closer to 2% or 3%. So you have two countries that have pretty similar social structures and other capacities of things. We're both Western countries. And yet, Our schizophrenia rates prevalence-wise are relatively comparable.
And yet in Canada and the States, our cannabis use rates in adolescents are wildly amplified compared to those countries. So again, if this was causing schizophrenia to develop as a disease out of nowhere, how would that not track? Like how would that not be seen when you just look at individual variances across countries and prevalence rates?
And yet in Canada and the States, our cannabis use rates in adolescents are wildly amplified compared to those countries. So again, if this was causing schizophrenia to develop as a disease out of nowhere, how would that not track? Like how would that not be seen when you just look at individual variances across countries and prevalence rates?
And yet in Canada and the States, our cannabis use rates in adolescents are wildly amplified compared to those countries. So again, if this was causing schizophrenia to develop as a disease out of nowhere, how would that not track? Like how would that not be seen when you just look at individual variances across countries and prevalence rates?
I have no idea.
I have no idea.
I have no idea.
You could probably use Greece or Italy. I mean, they're going to have cannabis use higher than Scandinavian countries, but it's going to be way lower than North America still because it's just.
You could probably use Greece or Italy. I mean, they're going to have cannabis use higher than Scandinavian countries, but it's going to be way lower than North America still because it's just.
You could probably use Greece or Italy. I mean, they're going to have cannabis use higher than Scandinavian countries, but it's going to be way lower than North America still because it's just.
I have no idea. I mean, I think it's just part of the culture here. It's just evolved totally differently. The Grateful Dead. No, I'm not picking on The Grateful Dead.
I have no idea. I mean, I think it's just part of the culture here. It's just evolved totally differently. The Grateful Dead. No, I'm not picking on The Grateful Dead.
I have no idea. I mean, I think it's just part of the culture here. It's just evolved totally differently. The Grateful Dead. No, I'm not picking on The Grateful Dead.
But I mean, like you also have like in Europe, though, alcohol is also much more normal, normalized in general. Like kids will drink. It's not abnormal for kids or teenagers to drink. Alcohol is just much more of a cultural thing as well. Yeah. There are just differences. I mean, it's the same thing. You look at like the opioid crisis that we're going through.
But I mean, like you also have like in Europe, though, alcohol is also much more normal, normalized in general. Like kids will drink. It's not abnormal for kids or teenagers to drink. Alcohol is just much more of a cultural thing as well. Yeah. There are just differences. I mean, it's the same thing. You look at like the opioid crisis that we're going through.
But I mean, like you also have like in Europe, though, alcohol is also much more normal, normalized in general. Like kids will drink. It's not abnormal for kids or teenagers to drink. Alcohol is just much more of a cultural thing as well. Yeah. There are just differences. I mean, it's the same thing. You look at like the opioid crisis that we're going through.
Sure, it's there to some degree in Europe, but it's nothing like it is in North America. We are just a different beast for a lot of drug use.
Sure, it's there to some degree in Europe, but it's nothing like it is in North America. We are just a different beast for a lot of drug use.
Sure, it's there to some degree in Europe, but it's nothing like it is in North America. We are just a different beast for a lot of drug use.