Kalpit Sharma is a comedian and strategic advisor for the Cannabis and Psychosis Project, an online resource created by the Schizophrenia Society of Canada.
When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then he started hearing voices.Kalpit Sharma is a comedian, entrepreneur and strategic adviser for the Cannabis and Psychosis Project, an online resource created by the Schizophrenia Society of Canada. He urges people to educate themselves as increasingly potent cannabis products become commercially available in Canada.
"I think that people remain unaware of this connection between cannabis use and potential risk of chronic psychotic disorders," said Dr. Daniel Myran, a researcher with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a family physician. According to Health Canada’s 2023 Cannabis Survey, 21 per cent of 16-to-19-year-olds who use cannabis use it daily or almost daily. In the 20-to-24-year-old group, that number goes up to 23 per cent. Five years earlier, the sale of cannabis became legal in Canada.
Today, the amount in plants is much higher, and commercially available processed products can contain 20 per cent THC or more. "I was confused what to do with my life. So people told me to listen to my inner voice. And now I have schizophrenia," he begins his routine.
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