Op-Ed

“‘Drug 85 Times as Potent as Marijuana Caused a ‘Zombielike’ state in Brooklyn’ It would be nice to get even a slight journalistic reflection on why people turn to weird…

“I have built my career, the last 20 years, on the study of how marijuana affects the brain, and am very familiar with the existing data on negative outcomes. Effects…

“The use of cannabis as medicine is not going away. Testimonials from patients, families, and physicians continue to fuel a swing in public support for reintroducing cannabis to widespread use…

“There appears to be growing support in the Legislature to legalize a type of marijuana that won’t get you high but offers medical benefits for a range of maladies, including…

This essay originally appeared on ProjectCBD.org, republished here with permission.  We are living in a time when truth can be obscured by all manner of conspiracy theories. Alluring messaging that…