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On the Radar: Marijuana and Mental Health, Teens Not Sleeping and Mister Rogers
Teen Marijuana Use Linked to Mental IllnessWhat? A new long-form study from health care company Kaiser Permanente found that cannabis use by teenagers may double the risk of those teens developing “psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety” as an adult. Notably, cannabis use was reported “1.7 to 2.3 years before a psychiatric disorder was diagnosed.”So What? Marijuana use among teens is on the rise. The CDC reported that, in 2022, 30.7% of 12th graders had used cannabis in th