Nicotine also alleviates the (substantial) side effects from commonly used medications from what I remember. I think your point is generally true, but in the ca

Nicotine also alleviates the (substantial) side effects from commonly used medications from what I remember. I think your point is generally true, but in the case of Marijuana I do remember as it being specifically a precipitant of an episode. Schizophrenics aren't awlays in a psychotic state in the same way manic depressives aren't always in a manic / depressive state. I believe the general perception is that pot would cause a person to become psychotic more often / earlier but not be outright causitive if that makes sense.