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Cannabis in the news - C C - Dec 11, 2015 Sensation-seeking, reward sensitivity and early cannabis use Sensation seeking, or the tendency to seek out exciting experiences, has been linked to addiction. At the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting, Dr. Patricia Conrod of the University of Montreal and Le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, reported sensation seeking is related to reward sensitivity in teens, and that a school-based intervention that targeted sensation seeking delays the onset of cannabis use, and slows the progression from light to heavy cannabis use in teens.... Cannabis increases the noise in your brain Several studies have demonstrated that the primary active constituent of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, induces transient psychosis-like effects in healthy subjects similar to those observed in schizophrenia. However, the mechanisms underlying these effects are not clear. A new study shows that this active ingredient increases random neural activity, termed neural noise, in the brains of healthy human subjects. The findings suggest that increased neural noise may play a role in the psychosis-like effects of cannabis.... Cannabis Psychosis: Gender Matters A greater proportion of men than women suffer from cannabis psychoses, a new research study shows.... Long-Term Cannabis Use May Blunt the Brain's Motivation System Long-term cannabis users tend to produce less dopamine, a chemical in the brain linked to motivation... A Risk Gene for Cannabis Psychosis The ability of cannabis to produce psychosis has long been an important public health concern. This concern is growing in importance as there is emerging data that cannabis exposure during adolescence may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia... Psychotic Illness Appears to Begin at Younger Age Among Those Who Use Cannabis Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis... RE: Cannabis in the news - Magical Realist - Dec 15, 2015 I have yet to try edible cannabis here in Potland. Maybe I'd better not. My inner psychotic lives close to the surface, like a desperate Houdini in the ice-covered East River.