59.2 a novel observational method for assessing potential harms and benefits of cannabis and its constituent cannabinoids

Over the last several years, there have been enormous changes concerning the public acceptance of marijuana. Thus, the scientific data that can inform marijuana public policy and consumer decisions are needed critically. Our research program seeks to study the effects of commonly used marijuana strains and products, because they are used in everyday life, as opposed to relying solely on testing the effects of US government-grown, lower-potency marijuana in controlled laboratory experiments, which may underestimate the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and may ignore the effects of other major cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD).
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Perspectives 59 Source Type: research