Spejcher was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Chad O'Melia of Thousand Oaks, and sentenced to probation and community service.

He had just finished telling us the long, painstaking history of his son’s descent into psychosis. Sam (name changed to protect confidentiality), then 17, had started casually using marijuana ...

Two new Canadian studies are the largest to date looking at death rates and psychosis associated with cannabis use disorder. By Roni Caryn Rabin Hospital and emergency room patients diagnosed with ...

Cannabis may be behind a surge in schizophrenia cases, research has suggested. Advocates of the drug often purport that ...

A separate study—published Feb. 4—linked rising cases of psychosis and schizophrenia in Canada to CUD since the country legalized recreational marijuana in 2018. Researchers suspect C.U.D. is ...

Bryn Spejcher, who stabbed a Thousand Oaks man to death in 2018 while in the depths of a cannabis-induced psychotic episode, is appealing her conviction. A jury found Spejcher guilty in December ...

emergency department visits in Ontario for cannabis induced psychosis and cannabis use dependency have increased over time. 'The association between cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia may be ...

Chemicals, pesticides and intense concentrations are all things that may be in the liquid versions of marijuana that are ...

But it is the kids who are suffering most. Not only is cannabis use interfering with adults’ ability to parent, but kids ...

Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use To Higher Death Risk, Psychosis By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people ...

By Elesha George [email protected] The High Court has deferred the sentencing of 24-year-old Brittany Jno-Baptiste, who pleaded guilty to ...