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Descent Into Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: One Edmonton Family’s Horror
Last Updated: Wednesday June 12, 2024
(The Edmonton Journal) “Allen” was a normal teen — excelling in sports, headed for university after graduation, no signs of mental disorder — when his personality did a 180-degree turn over two weeks.
Uncharacteristic over-confidence and lack of sleep spiraled into rapid speech, a God complex.
He was “the smartest being in the universe.”
“He had it in his brain that he was going to be very famous, and anything he touched was going to be worth millions of dollars,” his dad recalled.