The Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines for Psychosis (LRCUG-PSYCH) are evidence-based recommendations for reducing psychosis-related risks when using cannabis. LRCUG-PSYCH were published in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis in 2023 and consist of 11 core public health-oriented recommendations.
For more information, click on the Toolkit tab
Who are the LRCUG-PSYCH for?
The LRCUG-PSYCH are a public mental health resource for psychosis-related education, prevention, and harm reduction for non-medical cannabis use. The guidelines are for:
- Individuals who are thinking about using cannabis or who are actively using cannabis
- Individuals who have a history of, or are at an elevated risk of developing psychosis
- Clinicians, professionals, organizations or government entities dedicated to improving the health of people who use cannabis
- Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC),
- Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA),
- Canadian Research Initiative on Substance Misuse (CRISM)
- Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention Psychosis (CCEIP).
- Health Canada
- Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services
- Université de Montréal’s Expertise and Collaboration Center in Concurrent Disorders
- Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Research Centre.