Chunk #4 — Do cannabinoids cause short-lived positive psychotic symptoms, negative symptoms and cognitive deficits in the general population? — Anecdotal evidence, case reports, and surveys
In one of the first autobiographical accounts of cannabis effects, Moreau de Tours in 1845 described acute, transient, dose-related psychotic reactions that included “paranoid ideation, illusions, hallucinations, delusions, depersonalization, confusion, restlessness, and excitement. There can be delirium, disorientation and marked clouding of consciousness.”