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New Studies Link Marijuana Use with Serious Mental Illness

November 22, 2002 – Today's edition of the British Medical Journal includes several reports of new studies linking marijuana use to serious mental illness, including schizophrenia and depression. The journal also contains an editorial about the studies, with embedded links that enable browsers to read the studies themselves.

Editorial: Cannabis and Mental Health
Articles:
1. Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Young People: Cohort Study
2. Self-Reported Cannabis Use As A Risk Factor for Schizophrenia in Swedish Conscripts of 1969: Historical Cohort Study
3. Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk for Adult Psychosis: Longitudinal Prospective Study

Read all at: http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7374/1183