Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “medical marijuana”
Marijuana and Bipolar-Yes or No? The use of marijuana in treating many and various illnesses is a hot topic among many of our San Francisco-area patients. Since legalization for medical uses, and even for recreation, seems to be spreading throughout the country, more and more people are looking into helpful uses for this ancient but little-understood plant. However, medical advice …
More than half of people with bipolar will qualify for a substance use disorder diagnosis at some point. In many places, the most popular drug (other than alcohol) in people with bipolar is cannabis. People with bipolar are almost 7 times as likely to use cannabis than the general population. In the United States, many states have legalized cannabis for medical indications, and two states have legalized its recreational use. …
20 states have laws authorizing the use of medical marijuana, but what is the evidence for the medical effectiveness of marijuana? An exhaustive review of the topic just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that, overall, the evidence for marijuana’s effectiveness is quite poor. And while many of my younger patients tell me that the problem …
