Cannabis Not Dangerous

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The World Health Organization has proposed rescheduling cannabis within international law to take account of the growing evidence for medical applications of the drug, reversing its position held for the past 60 years that cannabis should not be used in legitimate medical practice.

The WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence met to critically review available evidence on cannabis and related substances and to agree the most appropriate level of international control. https://www.who.int/

Cannabis-based drugs should be rescheduled to make research and prescribing easier, says a chief medical officer
https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2957?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign

“Illogical” cannabis regulation blocks research into therapeutic uses say, doctors https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k2780?int_source=trendmd&int_medium

The case for medical cannabis— https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3230?int_source=trendmd&int_medium

Medicinal Cannabis: History, Pharmacology, And Implications for the Acute Care Settinghttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312634/

Just in time for #SunshineWeek: The Trump White House claims executive privilege over memos from agencies reportedly describing the dangers of marijuana legalization https://reason.com/blog/2019/03/15/trump-white-house-claims-executive-p…

Daily use of powerful pot linked to severe mental disorders, European study finds https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/daily-use-high-potency-mari…

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