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Time to acknowledge the mixed effects of cannabis on health: a summary and critical review of the NASEM 2017 report on the health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Time to acknowledge the mixed effects of cannabis on health: a summary and critical review of the NASEM 2017 report on the health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids This is a summary and critical review of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) report of the health effects of cannabis.The report stated that effects of cannabis are understudied, and research findings are mixed.It concluded that the underdeveloped evidence base poses a public health risk and rightly addressed complexities of cannabis research that need to be resolved collaboratively.We support NASEM's urgent call for research, but add that the mixed evidence base cannot be attributed solely to research limitations.Rather, we propose a need to acknowledge the heterogeneity in the effects of cannabis to advance the field.

Source: Addiction

DOI: 10.1111/add.14084

Authors: Janna Cousijn, Adrián E. Núñez, Francesca M. Filbey

Institutions: University of Amsterdam, Universidad de Guadalajara, The University of Texas at Dallas

Language: English

Topic: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute on Drug Abuse