The study was conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers and involved 269 adults in the Boston area seeking to obtain a medical marijuana card.
tap here to see other videos from our teamThe study highlights the possibility of “negative consequences to using cannabis for medical purposes,” Gilman, an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, said.Article content
Gilman said it was particularly disturbing that people with symptoms of anxiety or depression — the most common conditions for which medical cannabis is sought — were most vulnerable to developing cannabis use disorder. However, that medical professional is “typically not the patient’s primary care provider but a ‘cannabis doctor’ who may provide authorization to patients with only a cursory examination, no recommendations for alternative treatments, and no follow-up,” according to the study’s press release.
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