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Health Effects of Marijuana and Cannabis

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Health Effects of Marijuana and Cannabis [1]
Article Date: 
Friday, January 20, 2017

Tags:

  • mental health [2]
  • smoking [3]
  • study [4]
  • science engineering medicine [5]
  • 2019 legislation [6]

The evidence reviewed by the committee suggests that cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, other psychoses, and social anxiety disorders, and to a lesser extent depression.   Heavy cannabis users are more likely to report thoughts of suicide than non-users, and in individuals with bipolar disorder, near-daily cannabis users show increased symptoms of the disorder than non-users.

If you think legalizing marijuana won't affect you... Think Again.


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[1] http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=24625
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/mental-health
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/smoking
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/study-0
[5] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/science-engineering-medicine
[6] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/2019-legislation