Can synthetic marijuana induce schizophrenia?

Whether it causes full blown schizophrenia, I'm not sure. However, it has been shown to cause psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, as well as anxiety & panic attacks. read more

Synthetic marijuana (Spice, K2) is not marijuana at all, the active ingredients are completely different. Traditional marijuana contains tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, and is very well studied. Synthetic marijuana contains cannabinoid-like chemicals that were made by laboratories as an alternative to marijuana that does not show up on most drug tests. read more

A growing body of evidence confirms synthetic cannabis products can trigger acute psychosis, prompting the condition to be dubbed 'spiceophrenia' owing to the similarity to schizophrenia symptoms. A growing body of evidence confirms synthetic cannabis products can trigger acute psychosis, prompting the condition to be dubbed 'spiceophrenia' owing to the similarity to schizophrenia symptoms. read more

Synthetic marijuana is the commonly used name for illicit/illegal products that contain a mixture of some sort of dried plant matter and any one of dozens of artificially produced chemicals designed to mimic the effects of the main cannabis ingredient THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). read more