An Ontario Teen’s Cannabis-Induced Psychosis Led to Suicide—Mother Raises Alarm

Mila Neufeld of Westport, Ont., was 17 when she became hooked on cannabis vaping pens. Courtesy of Tara Neufeld

The risk of psychosis for teens using cannabis has become increasingly clear to researchers in Canada and abroad in recent years—and it’s tragically clear to Troy and Tara Neufeld of Westport, Ontario.

Their daughter, Mila, died by suicide in 2021 at the age of 18. What drove her to that point became evident little by little in the following weeks as the Neufelds spoke to Mila’s friends and read through her diary.