Dr. Matthew Hill

And they essentially found that if someone had used cannabis, the rate, the risk of developing schizophrenia had gone up and up. And so this was based on a cohort of people when it was published in 87 that the data would have been collected through like the 60s, 70s, early 80s. So we're talking about Sweden and cannabis together.

It's not a country that has high cannabis use rates and in an era when cannabis was hovering in a 2% to 5% THC range. That was the initial finding that provided this association between it. And yet the cannabis in that study that they would have been referring to would have been incredibly low potency compared to what has happened or like what it is today.

It's not a country that has high cannabis use rates and in an era when cannabis was hovering in a 2% to 5% THC range. That was the initial finding that provided this association between it. And yet the cannabis in that study that they would have been referring to would have been incredibly low potency compared to what has happened or like what it is today.

It's not a country that has high cannabis use rates and in an era when cannabis was hovering in a 2% to 5% THC range. That was the initial finding that provided this association between it. And yet the cannabis in that study that they would have been referring to would have been incredibly low potency compared to what has happened or like what it is today.

So if the argument is that it's only related to high potency, how would that initial finding have ever been found? because it doesn't make any sense.

So if the argument is that it's only related to high potency, how would that initial finding have ever been found? because it doesn't make any sense.

So if the argument is that it's only related to high potency, how would that initial finding have ever been found? because it doesn't make any sense.

Whereas the alternate explanation that others have put forward, which I agree with and is far more sound, is that there is some biological reason why individuals who are either prone to develop or who have schizophrenia like cannabis, and they will tend to seek out the highest potency product they can get access to. So in the 70s in Sweden, that would have been two to 5% THC cannabis.

Whereas the alternate explanation that others have put forward, which I agree with and is far more sound, is that there is some biological reason why individuals who are either prone to develop or who have schizophrenia like cannabis, and they will tend to seek out the highest potency product they can get access to. So in the 70s in Sweden, that would have been two to 5% THC cannabis.

Whereas the alternate explanation that others have put forward, which I agree with and is far more sound, is that there is some biological reason why individuals who are either prone to develop or who have schizophrenia like cannabis, and they will tend to seek out the highest potency product they can get access to. So in the 70s in Sweden, that would have been two to 5% THC cannabis.

Nowadays, it's higher potency cannabis.

Nowadays, it's higher potency cannabis.

Nowadays, it's higher potency cannabis.

It could be, but... I mean, they also... There's no question there's a lot of nicotine consumption. I mean, individuals with schizophrenia use... They smoke a lot of cigarettes. I mean, that's also much higher than the general population rates.

It could be, but... I mean, they also... There's no question there's a lot of nicotine consumption. I mean, individuals with schizophrenia use... They smoke a lot of cigarettes. I mean, that's also much higher than the general population rates.

It could be, but... I mean, they also... There's no question there's a lot of nicotine consumption. I mean, individuals with schizophrenia use... They smoke a lot of cigarettes. I mean, that's also much higher than the general population rates.

And there could be other reasons. You know, again, there may be some reason why they like it. And I think this is... something that I think we just don't understand. It's a very challenging thing to figure out why it is that individuals that have certain diseases may like certain substances. Is it helping them?

And there could be other reasons. You know, again, there may be some reason why they like it. And I think this is... something that I think we just don't understand. It's a very challenging thing to figure out why it is that individuals that have certain diseases may like certain substances. Is it helping them?

And there could be other reasons. You know, again, there may be some reason why they like it. And I think this is... something that I think we just don't understand. It's a very challenging thing to figure out why it is that individuals that have certain diseases may like certain substances. Is it helping them?

I mean, some people have argued that perhaps nicotine, for example, might enhance cognition in individuals with schizophrenia, and that may be why they like it.