Why Does the Myth of Marijuana and Schizophrenia Persist Despite Numerous Debunkings?

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The Leaf Online, By: Jeremy Daw, 12/27/2013

Now, the most powerful evidence against the supposed marijuana-insanity link has come forth, with the publication of  a new Harvard study showing that evidence of increased prevalence of schizophrenia among people who smoked pot in their teens can be explained by genetic and other familial factors instead of any causal relationship between pot and mental illness.  Why, then, does the myth of marijuana and mental illness still persist?

 

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