The New Stoners
People with well-established patterns of use (including frequent users) have probably learned to self-medicate the discomfort of withdrawal by using more cannabis.
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On the Oregon Trail, cannabis-style
The smaller, local, independent, licensed growers – intended to benefit from legalization– have instead found themselves all but shut out of the market, unable to compete with much cheaper offerings.
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One study went viral, the other did not
Bad intent is not required for an article or broadcast segment to qualify as potentially harmful misinformation. It only needs to be present in the most provocative way in the right forum.
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About Cannabis and Pregnancy
The information isn’t getting out to the target population. Or even to the physicians and other practitioners responsible for their care.
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More Research on Cannabis Withdrawal
The author cites a meta-analysis conducted by another group that some 47% of frequent cannabis users, both recreational and medical, were experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
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That Vaping Thing
As one observer put it, we know far more about vaping nicotine than we do about cannabis, and we don’t know that much about vaping nicotine.
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Other Paths to Legal Pot?
We certainly can’t count on the emerging cannabis industry to supply us with all the necessary facts, any more than we could count on the drug reps from Purdue Pharma to educate our physicians about the true risks of long-term opioid use in the treatment of chronic pain.
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That Cannabis Study
…the JAMA study is a testament to exactly how widespread pot use has been among youth, for a very long time now.
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More Weird Cannabis Stories
Something’s obviously going on with people’s central nervous systems and/or gastrointestinal tracts, but nobody seems to have a clear picture of what that might be.
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The Nicotine-Pot Connection
Maybe those hours spent in activities where you couldn’t smoke did make a difference for some.
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Cannabis and Crime
Incarceration can be costly, disruptive to families, and appears to do little to deter future drug use. And though people do change while incarcerated, it isn’t always for the better.
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Those Cannabis Concentrates
Nobody knows where to draw the line, however, between light and heavy use. That’s in part because the research is so far behind when it comes to cannabis.
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Revisiting D8
Maybe less potent (we hope), but for now, it’s sitting there on the convenience store counter, in brightly colored packages with kid-friendly names.
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