Your genes may predict how you react to smoking weed
Many people enjoy the light buzz of hitting a joint, but for a select few even just a puff or two can cause paranoid delusions. Scientists from England have uncovered a gene that may predict the likelihood of somebody suffering from psychosis after smoking cannabis.
Considerable effort over the last 10 years has been put into identifying genetic factors that may predispose a person to cannabis’ possible ill psychological effects, and many interesting discoveries have been made. This latest research from England has solidified the notion that genetic testing may one day be able to identify people at risk for cannabis-induced psychosis.
What is cannabis-induced psychosis you might ask? Since the early days of Reefer Madness propaganda-backed science has touted the link between cannabis and psychosis. These days nobody claims that cannabis can turn you into a bloodthirsty murderer, an undeniable statistical correlation remains between cannabis consumption and the occurrence of...
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