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Edmonton man sentenced for killing mother while in cannabis psychosis

Feb 13, 2020 | 9:37 AM

EDMONTON- A man who doctors say was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed his mother has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.

Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of 53-year-old Kathy Dickout in 2017.

Because of time he has already spent in custody, he has 10 months left to serve, followed by three years of probation.

Court heard Dickout, who was 30 at the time, had smoked dried marijuana with his sister while visiting their parents for Easter.

He later began screaming and exhibiting erratic and anxious behaviour, so his sister gave him some cannabis oil to try to calm him down.

She later called 911 and told the operator Dickout had stabbed their mother repeatedly and that he was screaming “like a crazy person.”

(CTV Edmonton)