Friday Fact: Marijuana use disorder linked to massive cancer risk
Despite the industry–and now the federal government–claiming that marijuana has therapeutic benefits, evidence continues to emerge showing that the drug reduces health.
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Friday Fact: Only 44% of California “budtenders” said without prompting that pregnant women should speak to a doctor about marijuana use
A recent study in JAMA Network Open analyzed how ‘budtenders’—people who work in marijuana stores—talked about the dangerous products they sell. The study picks
Friday Fact: Early weed use linked to opioid-use disorder
More evidence that marijuana is a gateway drug has emerged
Friday Fact: 62% of U.S. young adult past-month marijuana users use marijuana while driving
The danger Big Weed puts us all in looks set to increase—especially on the roads.
Friday Fact: Almost 20% of young Massachusetts adults used weed daily or near-daily in 2023
It’s a warning sign to other states considering following in Massachusetts’ footsteps that Big Weed continues to target the young.
Friday Fact: Teens who use weed face a more than twofold risk of psychotic disorders later in life
The drumbeat of data linking weed to severe mental illness just got louder.
Friday Fact: In recreational legal states, 63% of people 16-20 reported seeing marijuana ads
Selling drugs to kids? Nothing to see here…
Friday Fact: 18% of daily weed users report CHS symptoms
More than 7 million Americans have suffered some form of “scromiting.”
Friday Fact: 7% of pregnant US women report using marijuana; 31% report doctor-recommended use
There is a pregnancy + marijuana crisis in America.
Friday Fact: Marijuana legalization drove a 10% increase in use over 2016 levels
Legalization = more use.