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The Cannabis Psychosis Paradox: Why Society Fears the Wrong Things

Here’s the reality that gets buried under every sensationalized headline about “marijuana-induced madness”: the baseline annual incidence of psychotic disorders in the general population is approximately 0.0027%. That’s 2.7 cases per 100,000 people. You have better odds of being struck by lightning. Now, when we factor in cannabis use, even among daily users of high-potency products, that risk climbs to somewhere between 0.008% and 0.011% annually. Over a ten-year period, we’re talking about a cumulative risk of 0.08% to 0.11%.

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