Smoking marijuana has been linked with an increased risk of mental illness, and now researchers, including Michael Compton, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, say that when marijuana smokers do become mentally ill, the disease starts earlier than it would if they didn't smoke the drug.
Pot Linked to Earlier Onset of Mental Illness
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