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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • Colorado cannabis legalization shows small absolute increase in children’s accidental ingestion of products

    July 26, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2016 Source: As More People Get High In Colorado, More Kids Head To The Hospital Reference: Unintentional Pediatric Exposures to Marijuana in Colorado, 2009-2015

  • Ontario Government bans smoking medicinal cannabis in public places

    March 11, 2016

    Health Headlines Commentary for March 11, 2016 Source: Medical marijuana users steamed by ban after Liberal U-turn

  • Cannabis for children with epilepsy needs proper evaluation

    December 14, 2015

    Health Headlines Commentary for December 14, 2015 Source: Pediatricians warn against medical marijuana use in kids  

  • Cannabis effects in teens presented in new report

    April 20, 2015

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 20, 2015 Source: Early marijuana use can lower teens’ IQs, research shows  

  • Marijuana prescribing guidelines: The cart before the horse

    September 30, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 30, 2014 Source: Canadian doctors given guidelines on prescribing marijuana  

  • No conclusions can be drawn from observational survey data on teen concussion and mental health consequences and on cannabis study showing brain changes

    April 16, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 16, 2014 Source: Teens who suffer concussion more likely to attempt suicide, be bullied: study Casual marijuana users may see brain changes, study suggests   Reference: Cannabis Use Is Quantitatively Associated with Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala Abnormalities in Young Adult Recreational Users

  • Cannabis Use Disorder associated with anatomical brain changes and memory deficits

    December 19, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for December 19, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Marijuana use linked to schizophrenic-related brain changes Cannabis ‘changes shape of brain circuits’ Reference: Cannabis-Related Working Memory Deficits and Associated Subcortical Morphological Differences in Healthy Individuals and Schizophrenia Subjects  

  • Mouse study used to evaluate effect of cannabis on developing adolescent brain

    July 26, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 26, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Marijuana use by teens linked to permanent brain abnormalities later in life, increased schizophrenia risk: study Reference: Adolescent Cannabinoid Exposure Permanently Suppresses Cortical Oscillations in Adult Mice

  • Cannabis plant bred to relieve pain but avoid the high

    July 4, 2012

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 4, 2012 [display_podcast] Source:  “Highless” marijuana on a roll in Israel  

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