The Rapidly Expanding and Profitable Marijuana Industry Threatens to Ignore Past and Present Safety Concerns, Especially for Adolescents

Rick Brucato
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Rick Brucato: Cascade Chemical Biology, USA

Open Access Journal of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 2017, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-2

Abstract: Today ’s cannabis is much more potent than the marijuana of the 70’s & 80’s, where the % of psychoactive THC usually measured well below 10%. In contrast, the cannabis people are consuming these days may contain up to 30% THC. Thus, it should not be surprising that we are seeing more incidents related to intoxication and more reports from the ER than we used to. While the data are mixed, some studies show sensory motor impairments and an accompanying rise in auto accidents. We also now see reports of young people experiencing stroke, memory impairment, and psychotic episodes, especially to those vulnerable. We also see addiction and a shockingly strong rise in opiates use, such as oxycontin and heroin. What is surprising is the mountain of data collected by good labs, published in high impact factor journals that affirm these concerns, especially as they relate to adolescents. Yet it seems these important findings don’t receive the visibility they should.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/OAJNN.2017.03.555601

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