Tag: marijuana and health

Health Effects of Cannabis Use: The Current Evidence on Benefits & Risks

May 29, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

For this blog, we talked about the health effects of cannabis use with Dr. Gillian Schauer, a national cannabis expert and senior consultant to federal and state agencies on cannabis policy, surveillance, and research. The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids are complex, and we know far less than we do about other substances. Dr. […]

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New report summarizes what we know about marijuana and health

January 31, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

  Since the legalization of marijuana in Washington, there has been renewed interest in the scientific evidence related to marijuana and health. Now, thanks to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (a.k.a. The Academies), a new report details what is known and what isn’t. Importantly, the Academies’ report rates how strong the evidence […]

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