Medical assessments say man who fatally stabbed mother was under ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’

Sep 10, 2019 | 7:03 AM

Two doctors who assessed an Edmonton man after he fatally stabbed his mother said they believed he was experiencing an acute cannabis-induced psychosis at the time.

Thirty-three-year-old Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was scheduled to be sentenced yesterday in the 2017 death of Kathy Dickout.

But the court delayed the sentencing while it waits for additional assessments to determine whether Dickout was also suffering from a mental disorder.

According to an agreed statement of facts, Dickout had visited his parents for Easter, and smoked dried marijuana with his sister.

Medical assessments say man who fatally stabbed mother was under ‘cannabis-induced psychosis’

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