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Cannabis and bipolar disorder

Cannabis and bipolar disorder: does quitting cannabis use during manic/mixed episode improve clinical/functional outcomes?
Zorrilla I1, Aguado J, Haro JM, Barbeito S, López Zurbano S, Ortiz A, López P, Gonzalez-Pinto A.

Conclusions: Bipolar patients who stop using cannabis during manic/mixed episode have similar clinical and functional outcomes to never users, while continued use is associated with higher risk of recurrence and poorer functioning.

For more go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25430820