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Cannabis Use Not as Benign as We Think
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Linda Mintle
On a recent trip to Palm Springs, I was taken aback by how much cannabis was promoted in the shopping area of the town. Dispensaries were everywhere and looked like high-end retail shops. Come relax, shop, get what you need in all sorts of forms–candies, cookies…it’s all legal. What struck me was how in my face…
What Emergency Departments Tell Us About Cannabis
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Linda Mintle
I just read a report in Medscape about the fall out of legalized cannabis in Colorado emergency departments. Emergency departments and hospitals are seeing an increase in ED visits following legalization. Those visits reveal an increase in mental illness including psychosis, suicide and other substance abuse. One of the concerns with regular use is that the brain, involved in…
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