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Chunk #36 — What are the mechanisms by which cannabinoids cause transient psychotic symptoms? — Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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Cannabis and psychosis/schizophrenia: human studies.
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Since schizophrenic patients already display GABAergic deficits (reviewed in [130, 131]), further reduction of GABA release by cannabinoids in the presence of a pre-existing GABA deficit may explain why schizophrenics show heightened sensitivity to the effects of cannabinoids.