Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly: Part 12-Does Marijuana Reduce Opioid Use, Deaths?
What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Release Date: 10/01/2019
What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Key Points Strong evidence marijuana causes psychosis The more marijuana you use, the greater the incidence of psychosis This dose-response relationship suggests causality.
info_outline Dr. Marilyn Huestis: Part 25-Israel’s Experience & Advice for ResearchersWhat Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
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info_outline Dr. Compton: Part 24: More on Executive Function - What is the ABCD Study? 1What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
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info_outline Dr. Huestis: Part 23:Marijuana EdiblesWhat Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
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info_outline Dr. Vandrey: Part 22-On Marijuana Edibles, CBD & What is Synthesis?What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
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info_outline Dr. Marilyn Huestis: Part 21-How Marijuana Affects KidsWhat Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, includes the following key Points:
info_outline Dr. Mahmoud ElSohly: Part 20-Is Marijuana the Same as Epidiolex?What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Mahmoud A. Elsohly, PhD, directs the Marijuana Project, which grows pharmaceutical-grade marijuana for research.
info_outline Dr. Marilyn Huestis: Part 19-Marijuana ToleranceWhat Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse but remains highly active in the field.
info_outline Dr. Wilson Compton: Part 18-Predicting Future Marijuana ProblemsWhat Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Wilson Compton, MD, is deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, an agency of the National Institutes of Health.
info_outline Dr. Ryan Vandrey: Part 17-Can States Regulate Medical Marijuana like FDA Does?What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?
Dr. Vandrey's key points include:
info_outlineDr. Mahmoud Elsohly, PhD, is a pharmacologist known for his work on marijuana. He is professor of pharmaceutics in the school of pharmacy at the University of Mississippi where he directs the Marijuana Project which grows pharmaceutical-grade marijuana for research. He is an expert in the processing, testing, and detection of drugs of abuse.
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- No evidence to support this thus far
- Georgia allows CBD oil with 5% THC
- 5% THC is 50 mg per gram or per milliliter, which is one 30th of an ounce
- That’s like 20 2½ mg Marinol capsules
- A super dose that needs to be fixed
- Developing an eye drop from THC that does not get into the blood to treat glaucoma.
Next Up? Dr. Compton on What are Epidiolex, Marinol, Cesamet, and Syndros?