Abstract Objectives The liberalisation of cannabis laws, the increasing availability and potency of cannabis has renewed concern about the risk of psychosis with cannabis. Methods The objective of the WFSBP task force was to review the literature about this relationship. Results Converging lines of evidence suggest that exposure to cannabis increases the risk for psychoses ranging from...
Abstract Background Cannabis is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances worldwide. Δ 9 -tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9 -THC) is the main contributor to cannabis-induced effects such as euphoria, anxiety, and psychotomimetic effects, and is metabolized by several hepatic enzymes, including CYP3A4. There are interindividual differences in how cannabis affects users, which have substantial...