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  "id": 1768772,
  "title": "Cannabis use linked to earlier onset of psychosis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cannabis-use-linked-to-earlier-onset-of-psychosis",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
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    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-cannabis-linked-earlier-onset-psychosis.html"
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  "summary": "Cannabis users develop psychosis an average of two-and-a-half years earlier than nonusers, a new meta-analysis by UNSW Sydney researchers shows. This earlier onset of psychosis becomes more pronounced with age, stretching to a difference of more than six years between cannabis users and nonusers who develop psychosis in their 30s, according to the global analysis, published in Biological…",
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        "title": "Cannabis use and psychosis are linked, but study finds age matters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cannabis-use-and-psychosis-are-linked-but-study-finds-age-matters",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:01:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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