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.