Pubdate: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: Anita Gold Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) POT CAN LEAD TO MENTAL ILLNESS I totally agree with the Lancet report that states that those smoking marijuana are 41-per-cent more likely to experience psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia and delusions. When my son was a teen, he got into the wrong crowd and started smoking marijuana. He ended up in the psychiatric ward three times with psychosis, including delusions and hallucinations. He was labelled bipolar. Luckily, he learned some tough lessons and stopped smoking entirely. He is now 26 and studying hard to become a lawyer. I hope pot never becomes legal, because that would give young people the message that it is OK to smoke it. It may not affect some, but for others it can lead to psychosis. Anita Gold Langley - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman