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Tell Your Children The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence

Alex Berenson

In “a brilliant antidote to all the…false narratives about pot” ( Recreational marijuana is now legal in nine states. Advocates argue cannabis can help everyone from veterans to cancer sufferers. But legalization has been built on myths—that marijuana arrests fill prisons; that most doctors want to...

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The Joe Rogan Experience

They noted that AlexBerenson had written a book titled Tell Your Children, referencing it in the discussion.

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Alex Berenson wrote about this in a book called, I think it's called Tell Your Children.

— Episode: #2432 - Josh Dubin

Episode: #2432 - Josh Dubin

They noted that AlexBerenson had written a book titled Tell Your Children, referencing it in the discussion.

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Alex Berenson wrote about this in a book called, I think it's called Tell Your Children.

The Megyn Kelly Show

The host introduced Alex Berenson as the author and noted that the book, released in 2019, argues that cannabis use is linked to psychosis and violence, focusing on the mental health risks of marijuana.

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Alex Berenson ... is author of Tell Your Children, The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, and also Unreported Truths on Substack.

— Episode: The Truth About the ICE Shooting in MN,...

Episode: The Truth About the ICE Shooting in MN, and Danger...

The host introduced Alex Berenson as the author and noted that the book, released in 2019, argues that cannabis use is linked to psychosis and violence, focusing on the mental health risks of marijuana.

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Alex Berenson ... is author of Tell Your Children, The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, and also Unreported Truths on Substack.

Tell Your Children came out in 2019, the beginning of 2019, and the left, you know, they jumped it, right? They hated the book. They hated the science.

That's the one that I focused on in the book, because to me, that's the one that you, you know, can't really fix, right?

So that's what I wrote about in Tell Your Children.

Episode: Person Detained in Nancy Guthrie Case, Fiery ICE H...

The book was referenced as authored by AlexBerenson, who has argued that marijuana is linked to catastrophic problems.

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Berenson, author of Tell Your Children, The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, has long argued that marijuana is linked to catastrophic problems.

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

The guest mentioned he wrote this book in 2019 about the strong link between cannabis use, especially when started young, and the increased risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. He noted that the science supporting his claims has become even more developed since the book's publication.

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So, so it's interesting because I wrote a book called Tell Your Children about this in 2019, right? That's seven years ago.

— Episode: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 11...

Episode: Daily Review with Clay and Buck - Feb 11 2026

The guest mentioned he wrote this book in 2019 about the strong link between cannabis use, especially when started young, and the increased risk of developing psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. He noted that the science supporting his claims has become even more developed since the book's publication.

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So, so it's interesting because I wrote a book called Tell Your Children about this in 2019, right? That's seven years ago.

And so what that means from the user point of view, putting aside all the chemical stuff, is what it means from a user point of view is it's really easy to use a lot of THC. And weirdly enough, some of them don't actually seem to mind that they get paranoid and quasi-psychotic on it. And those are the people who are really at risk. And unfortunately, if you start using this drug when you're 13, 14, 15, 16, and you become a heavy user of it, your risk of developing a psychotic disorder, usually schizophrenia, is much higher than people realize.

I'm not, I mean, I'm promoting the book, but it's important for people to understand that.

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