Medical Marijuana Repercussions

Health Effects of Marijuana | Health Effects | Marijuana

https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/index.html

The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds (or cannabinoids). These compounds include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is impairing or mind-altering, as well as other active compounds, such as cannabidiol (CBD). CBD is not impairing, meaning it …

Medical marijuana - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/medical-marijuana/art-20137855

Further study is needed to answer this question, but possible side effects of medical marijuana may include: Increased heart rate Dizziness Impaired concentration …

Marijuana - Mayo Clinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-marijuana/art-20364974

Medical marijuana - Harvard Health

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-marijuana-2018011513085

Marijuana is also used to manage nausea and weight loss and can be used to treat glaucoma. A highly promising area of research is its use for PTSD in veterans …

Are There Benefits of Marijuana for Medical Use?

https://www.healthline.com/health/medical-marijuana/benefits-of-marijuana

In some instances, medical marijuana is reported to help replace the long-term use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen, which can have negative …

Is marijuana safe and effective as medicine? | National …

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/marijuana/marijuana-safe-effective-medicine

An additional concern with "medical marijuana" is that little is known about the long-term impact of its use by people with health- and/or age-related vulnerabilities—such as older …

What We Know about Marijuana - Centers for Disease …

https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/featured-topics/what-we-know-about-marijuana.html

Smoking marijuana can also increase the risk for stroke, heart disease, and other vascular diseases. Mental Health Marijuana use has been linked to social anxiety, depression, suicide, and schizophrenia. …

Know the Negative Effects and Risks of Marijuana Use

https://www.samhsa.gov/marijuana

Marijuana use can have negative and long-term effects: Brain health: Marijuana can cause permanent IQ loss of as much as 8 points when people start using it at a young age. These IQ points do not come back, …

Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana | NBER

https://www.nber.org/digest/oct14/consequences-legalizing-marijuana

For adults, the baseline predicted probability of an individual having used marijuana in the last month was 8.6 percent. Legalization increased it by 1.37 to 1.40, an increase of 16 percent. The number of …

Cannabis (Marijuana) DrugFacts | National Institute on …

https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/cannabis-marijuana

Marijuana over activates parts of the brain that contain the highest number of these receptors. This causes the "high" that people feel. Other effects include: altered senses (for example, seeing brighter colors) …