Parents of Children with Cannabis-Induced Psychosis (CIP) – Episode 7: It was Like a Switch Flipped

Let’s talk about Cannabis-Induced Psychosis. Many people say, “It’s only weed. It’s harmless!” Three years ago, I believed that too. I didn’t know the marijuana industry had re-engineered the plant to be super potent. In my day, weed had 2 to 3% THC, which is the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Now, flower averages 20% in dispensaries, and it can be up to 40% THC potency. Even worse, THC products such as vapes, concentrates, and edibles can be nearly pure THC.

Unbeknownst to us, my wonderful son, who was handsome, smart, popular, athletic, and at the top of his class academically, began smoking weed with his friends in his late teens. They were the smart, nerdy crowd we never worried about. One of them found a dealer and bought marijuana, which they all smoked together, just for “fun.”

One day, out of the blue, my son snapped. It was like a switch was flipped, and he had seemingly lost his mind. I thought someone had slipped him LSD or some other hard drug. I figured he would sober up and be fine the next day. He wasn’t.  He was in psychosis, caused by the THC in the marijuana, and it was horrific. He was extremely confused, paranoid, and terrified. He had strange delusions that he truly believed were real.

At the hospital, lab tests confirmed there was only THC in his system. The doctors told us they saw young people in psychosis every day due to easy access to marijuana on every street corner, and Delta-8-THC products made from hemp are readily available in smoke shops and gas stations.

Some people claim to use these products as “medicine,” but there are NO FDA approved products sold in a dispensary. Today’s high potency THC products are extremely toxic to the developing brain. Of course, the predatory addiction-for-profit marijuana industry doesn’t share this warning with its customers.

Fortunately for you, now you know. Unfortunately for me and thousands of other moms, we are dealing with the aftermath. We are now sharing the horrific stories of what has happened to our loved ones.

Cannabis-Induced Psychosis has had devastating effects on our children and our entire families. Once he stopped using marijuana, it took my son a full year to recover from the brain damage THC caused. I thank God he did recover.

Cannabis-Induced Psychosis is REAL. It happened to my child. Educate your child on the harms of THC at JohnnysAmbassadors.org.

If you’re concerned about your child’s THC use, visit JohnnysAmbassadors.org/parents and join our private Parents of Children with Cannabis-Induced Psychosis (POCCIP) group at www.facebook.com/groups/POCCIP.

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