Homegrown cannabis raises risk of psychosis

CANNABIS users are exposing themselves to “higher risks of psychosis” by smoking super-strong homegrown herbal cannabis.

Research shows that herbal cannabis grown in factories here imposes a double whammy on users through a combination of high potency and the lack of protective chemicals typically found in cannabis resin.

Resin dominated the Irish cannabis market for decades, but there has been a shift to the herbal variety over the past five years. This switch has been particularly dramatic in the past three years, as the number of cannabis factories has soared.