Irish study links legal semi-synthetic cannabis to psychosis

Irish study links legal semi-synthetic cannabis to psychosis

Psychiatrists and doctors from University of Galway and Mercy University Hospital Cork said HHC is "readily available" online and in retail vape shops in Ireland. File picture

Irish researchers have documented two cases of psychotic illness linked to the use of legally available semi-synthetic cannabis.

In what is thought to be the first such study in scientific literature, the research points out that the drug, HHC, should be included in legislation banning the sale of similar products.

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