Systemic Review of Systemic Reviews Finds Numerous and Diverse Harms with Marijuana Use

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Systemic Review of Systemic Reviews Finds Numerous and Diverse Harms with Marijuana Use

Submitted by Chantel Lincoln on 20 March 2020

Researchers attempted to assess the global harms associated with marijuana use and potentially define risky marijuana use in a systematic review of systematic reviews. Forty-four systematic reviews including over 1053 diverse studies were analyzed, with an average AMSTAR 2 rating of 60.1%...

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Campeny, E., Lopez-Pelayo, H., Niett, D., Blithikioti, C., Oliveras, C., ... Gual, A. (2020). The blind men and the elephant: Systematic review of systematic reviews of cannabis use related health harms. European Neuropsycholopharmacology. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.02.003
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marijuana
harms
mental health
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2020.02.003

Submitted by Juliana Anake-Ugwu on 1 April 2020

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Considering the fact that marijuana is addictive, frequency of use will be difficult to control. If people are told the quantity to consume and the frequency that will pose no harm, they may agree, but over time they may not be able to maintain it, they will be over taken by the substance. So, yes, the priority of the population's health and safety be considered before legalization