Sophie VreeburgSophie Vreeburg

Sophie Vreeburg is a fourth year law student at the University of Auckland, the co-director of the Equal Justice Project and a student representative on the Auckland District Law Society Mental Health and Disability Committee. She is passionate about mental health advocacy and issues surrounding access to justice. 

Cannabis is linked to a greater risk of schizophrenia. Why isn’t that part of the legalisation debate?

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We’ve heard a lot about the social benefits a law change would bring, but precious little on the mental health risks it could also pose, writes Sophie Vreeburg. Read a response to this column by psychopharmacologist Suresh Muthukumaraswamy here. Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article made the claim that cannabis can cause schizophrenia. … Read more