# Pot linked to schizophrenia?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 2, 2002, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031 "2002-07-02T11:03:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2002, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031/1 "2002-07-02T11:03:36Z")
[Gene glitches link pot with schizophrenia](http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=01072002-113615-3662r)
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> “This result provides genetic evidence that marijuana use can result in schizophrenia or a significantly increased risk of schizophrenia,” lead researcher Hiroshi Ujike, a clinical psychiatrist at Okayama University, told United Press International.------------------------
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> It appears malfunctions in the brain’s marijuana-linked circuitry may make one vulnerable to schizophrenia, Ujike said. This holds especially true for a condition called hebephrenic schizophrenia, which is marked by deterioration of personality, senseless laughter, disorganized thought and lack of motivation. These symptoms are similar to psychotic behavior sometimes triggered by severe cannabis abuse, which could mean the marijuana receptors in schizophrenics are far more active than they should be.
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### Author:  [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031/2 "2002-07-02T14:49:19Z")
[Gene glitches link pot with schizophrenia](http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=01072002-113615-3662r).
Interesting, if accurate. What do y’all think?
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031/3 "2002-07-02T15:58:02Z")
Now I know who smoked up all my weed all them years ago. _Me!_ That’s comforting to know.
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### Author:  [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)
#### Post date: [July 2, 2002, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-linked-to-schizophrenia/117031/4 "2002-07-02T16:37:22Z")
**Moderator’s _Tech_ Notes:** The seeming “double OP” is the result of merging two threads on the same topic. Nuttin’ to worry ‘bout here. Unless, of course, smokin’ dope has made ya paranoid.