Marijuana is not a prescription medicine

Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Is Not Benign

A lthough most people know that secondhand tobacco smoke can be harmful, the perception is that marijuana smoking is less harmful to health, less addictive, and more socially acceptable than tobacco use. In fact, we have heard from parents here in Colorado that they have quit smoking tobacco and now only smoke marijuana because “it’s natural.” In recent years marijuana has been legalized for me...

Marijuana (Cannabis) as Medicine

The modern published literature on the therapeutic potentials of cannabis has been reviewed. A pure preparation of the major active component, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Marinol or dronabinol, is available for treating nausea and vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy and as an adjunct to weight loss in patients with wasting syndrome associated with AIDS. Although such approval c...

Is law the prescription that can cure medicine?

Medical marijuana does not increase adolescent marijuana use.

In The Lancet Psychiatry, Deborah Hasin and colleagues review the relationship between US state medical marijuana laws and adolescent use of marijuana. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug, both worldwide and in the USA, where around 19·8 million Americans use it per month. Although millions use it for recreational or medicinal purposes, the risks of regular use, including cognitive...

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