In this book, ten authors tell their stories of how they experienced Cannabis-Induced Psychosis.
CIP AND ME pulls back the curtain on a crisis that too often goes unnamed. Told through the voices of young people who’ve lived through psychosis, this book offers an unflinching look at how high-potency THC can fracture lives and upend futures. Young people walk us through the hardest moments of their lives as their minds unravel. They detail their experiences and search for help in a system with few answers. The authors reflect on what it felt like to lose touch with reality and how they found their way back.
This book is compiled by Laura Stack, the Founder & CEO of the nonprofit, Johnny’s Ambassadors, as an educational endeavor to raise public awareness of the dangers of youth THC use.
Many people do not believe THC can trigger psychotic episodes. They blame psychosis on genetics or schizophrenia. Cannabis-Induced Psychosis is real. It happened to them.
Compiled by Laura Stack
Written by Johnny’s Ambassadors
CIP AND ME: How Cannabis-Induced Psychosis Ruined My Mind and My Life, and How I Came Out the Other Side
Publisher: Johnny’s Ambassadors Publishing ©2026
Language: English
Paperback: 120 pages
ISBN: 9798192550564
Chapter Outline:
- Marijuana, the Mafia, and a Mind-Reading Jesus
- A Champion Derailed, Detained—But Not Defeated
- Lost and Found
- The Story I Didn’t Plan, The Life I Couldn’t Imagine
- From Hell to Hollywood
- An Unreliable Narrator
- Breaking Up with Weed
- Risky Business
- Identity Crisis
- Silver Linings Playbook
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“If I continued using cannabis, I would lose my fiancée, my family, my happiness, my freedom, and eventually my life.” CIP AND ME, johnnysambassadors.org/CIPbook #johnnysambassadors @johnnykstack
“Cannabis alone triggered my painful, terrifying journey, opening a door in my brain that could never be fully shut again.” CIP AND ME, johnnysambassadors.org/CIPbook #johnnysambassadors @johnnykstac
“Through the intensive outpatient program, I realized that I could move forward. I was not permanently condemned to the past.” CIP AND ME, johnnysambassadors.org/CIPbook #johnnysambassadors @johnnykstack
Parent Testimonials
This Cannabis-Induced Psychosis series shares real stories from parents whose children have been harmed by the use of THC products (marijuana, vapes, dabs, edibles). Click on each video to watch the episode and read the transcripts.
Watch Cannabis-Induced Psychosis: A Silent Epidemic documentary.
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