Here’s what the actual research says about the dangers of cannabis use
A research team parsed 68 current cannabis studies last year on behalf of the Canadian government. The goal was to determine what dangers citizens would face once the drug was legalized. What they learned was science doesn’t know much about cannabis.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Associations between the drug include impaired driving, increased risk of stroke and testicular cancer, brain changes that could affect learning and memory, and a consistent link to mental illnesses involving psychosis.
- Cyclic vomiting syndrome and burning oneself top the list of immediate medical dangers.
- The researchers rated the quality of their studies between “low” and “moderate.” There simply aren’t any high quality, peer-reviewed, repeatable studies on the long-term effects of natural cannabis on humans.
