Mental Health
"...this [concentrated] product is just a totally different animal.”
"The CUD-documented group had higher unadjusted prevalence of most general medical conditions than the CU-documented and matched controls groups, and CU-documented patients had higher unadjusted prevalence of most conditions when compared to matched controls. The most pronounced differences in unadjusted prevalence were for any mental health disorders "
“...the heavier the marijuana use, and the more potent the product, the more likely a psychotic outcome like schizophrenia.”
Recreational cannabis legalization is associated with a greater rate of hospitalization for psychosis associated with cannabis use.
Please see this very short video with Dr. Daniele Piomelli. He describes how 10-12% THC increases the risk for schizophrenia. California sells marijuana flower at around 20% and the concentrates go up to 99%.
Dr. Piomelli was a member of this gold-standard report on the health effects of marijuana and was recently interviewed by PBS for NOVA "The Cannabis Question" Discussion and Live Q&A
“It’s too late for him”
Cancer & Genotoxicity
"When a scientist says it is like 'taking a weed whacker to your chromosomes' you'd better sit up and listen. Birth defects, cancer, early death, and a whole lot more." - We the People Radio
The host of the radio program We the People is Erin Ryan who works for Congressman Doug La Malfa.
Erin interviews Dr. Stuart Reece. Dr. Reece had this published just a few months ago:
https://bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12885-021-07924-3
Here’s their radio interview:
New York Times 6/23/2022:
"Psychosis, Addiction, Chronic Vomiting: As Weed Becomes More Potent, Teens Are Getting Sick"
With THC levels close to 100 percent, today’s cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.