ANTI-POT GRANT GIVEN

WINNIPEG -- Ottawa is giving the Schizophrenia Society of Canada more
than $500,000 to educate Canadians about the link between smoking pot
and an increased risk of psychosis.

There can be "very serious consequences" for young pot smokers who
have a predisposition to mental illness, Winnipeg Conservative MP Joy
Smith said Tuesday. "Science has shown that cannabis may actually
trigger the onset of psychosis and may also intensify the symptoms for
those who already have a psychotic illness," Smith said in announcing
the grant.