Health effects of weed laid bare: Marijuana is behind 3 in 10 schizophrenia cases, can be a death sentence in pregnant users, but Biden STILL wants to ease restrictions on the drug
- More than 40million adults use marijuana, more than double 10 years ago
- Long-term effects of recent legalizations are just now becoming known
- READ MORE: Chronic cannabis use raises major depression, bipolar risks
A nationwide social experiment launched by a wave of marijuana legalizations is finally bearing results in the form of higher depression rates and addiction.
It started in 2012 in Colorado and Washington, setting off a domino effect that has seen restrictions lifted across nearly 40 states, including 23 where it’s legal to use marijuana recreationally.
The Biden administration now aims to demote the drug from its schedule I status, which lumped it in with heroin and LSD, to schedule III, the first step toward total decriminalization at a federal level.
Marijuana has been lauded for its purported benefits for pain relief and anxiety treatment among other applications, all while believed users could not become addicted.
Now, more than 40million adults – 16 percent of the population – use marijuana, a rate that has more than doubled in the last 10 years amid a seismic cultural shift that sees more acceptance toward medical and recreational use.
But it turns out the seemingly harmless drug may not be so benign and could pose physical and mental health issues.
DailyMail.com detailed the health risks and benefits associated with cannabis use…
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