Medical and Recreational Marijuana: Commentary and Review of the Literature

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Journal Mo Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2014 Feb 26

PMID 24564006

Citations 3

Authors

Samuel T Wilkinson

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Abstract

Recent years have seen substantial shifts in cultural attitudes towards marijuana for medical and recreational use. Potential problems with the approval, production, dispensation, route of administration, and negative health effects of medical and recreational marijuana are reviewed. Medical marijuana should be subject to the same rigorous approval process as other medications prescribed by physicians. Legalizing recreational marijuana may have negative public health effects.

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