Marijuana addiction is real. Those struggling often face skepticism.
Medical experts and even many proponents of legalized marijuana acknowledge it can be addictive — akin to alcohol or some prescription drugs
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- May 25
- 1 min
Marijuana linked to mental health risks in young adults, growing evidence shows
New research, involving millions of people worldwide over decades, adds to worries that heavy use of high-potency cannabis could...
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- May 3
- 2 min
New Studies Show Cannabis Causes Impairment for Longer Than Previously Known
New studies reveal impairment from smoking cannabis lasts longer than previously thought.
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Feb 28
- 3 min
Bright Orange Marijuana THC Candy Actually Legal for Sale in Vermont?
Edibles, particularly edibles that could easily be mistaken for candy or other food, have been a heated topic of debate in conversations.
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Jan 3
- 1 min
3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed edibles in 2021
3,000+ young children accidentally ate weed. edibles in 2021. an increase of 1,375%.
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Jul 24, 2022
- 1 min
Mental Health and High-Potency Cannabis
"Cannabis is the third most commonly used drug globally, after alcohol and nicotine."
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Jun 27, 2022
- 1 min
New studies suggest cannabis users are over 20% more likely to visit the ER
According to a new study, first published on June 27th in the peer-reviewed journal BMJ Open Respiratory Research, marijuana users are...
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Jun 14, 2022
- 2 min
Is weed also partly to blame for Matthew Hayes' death from an opioid overdose?
Many physicians believe increased availability and destigmatized use of marijuana is partly to blame for the surge in young adult deaths.
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- Jun 10, 2022
- 1 min
IASIC Speaks at the 3rd Annual Teaching Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Conference
IASIC spoke at the third annual Teaching Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Awareness Conference hosted by Stanford University School of...
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- May 18, 2022
- 1 min
Columbia University Study Reports a Major Increase in Cannabis Vaping for All Adolescents
A study conducted by Columbia University found that vaping has become the most popular delivery method for cannabis among adolescents
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Physicians for Healthy Communities
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
What would data-driven policy suggest?
The Rutland Herald commentary opened with the question: What would data-driven policy suggest regarding THC cannabis concentrate caps?
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- May 9, 2022
- 2 min
Marijuana THC limits are for the purpose of public health and safety
A commentary submitted by Dr. Catherine Antley, a Burlington physician and member of the Vermont Medical Society.
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- May 4, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Downplay the Risks of Rising Teen Marijuana Use - in Newsweek
The latest column from Dr. Kevin Sabet in Newsweek tackles the health harms to young people from downplaying the risk of marijuana use.
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- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
Big Mistake to Remove THC Limit Admitted by Vermont Health Department
After reporting there was no objection to removing the THC limits the Vermont Department of Health notified the Legislature of its mistake.
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- Apr 28, 2022
- 1 min
States that legalized marijuana now researching mental health risks of high-potency cannabis - NBC
NBC News reports states investigating the public health implications of a variety of new high-potency products amid questions about a possib
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