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And Now for Some Bad News About Marijuana: Addiction and Health Risks
Two new research studies report evidence of toxic chemicals in marijuana smokers and withdrawal symptoms in most people using cannabis for pain relief.
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5 min readJan 19, 2021
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration Wednesday, stakeholders in the US cannabis industry eagerly anticipate the increasingly likely prospect of federal legalization of cannabis.
House Democrats intend to re-introduce the MORE Act, which would federally legalize cannabis, and pass it relatively quickly. Newly appointed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has indicated the MORE Act will be a priority in the US Senate.
So things are looking up for US cannabis advocates and users. It is against this backdrop that two recent articles highlighting some of the negative health effects of marijuana come as buzz-kills on an otherwise good time.
