“Above the Noise” hosts Myles and Shirin recap last week’s video on the debate surrounding medical marijuana and respond to viewers’ comments and questions. They discuss marijuana and the opioid crisis, Harry Anslinger, the war on drugs, and the difference between federal and state law.
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Marijuana. The magical mystery plant, known for turning people into netflix-binge-watching-cheetos-face-stuffing zombies. Yet it somehow treats cancer?
Marijuana is gaining in popularity. More and more states are allowing it for medical use and some allow it just for fun. Marijuana advocates point to all its health benefits.
So what exactly are the medical benefits of marijuana? Are there actual benefits to marijuana or are people just trying to justify their high?
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SOURCES:
Vox: One Way to Fight the Opioid Epidemic? Medical Marijuana:
https://www.vox.com/2016/1/20/10800248/medical-marijuana-opioids-heroin
The Man Behind the Marijuana Ban for all the Wrong Reasons:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harry-anslinger-the-man-behind-the-marijuana-ban/
ACLU: The War on Marijuana in Black and White:
https://www.aclu.org/report/report-war-marijuana-black-and-white?redirect=criminal-law-reform/war-marijuana-black-and-white
Cannabinoids for Medical Use: A Systemic Review and Meta-analysis
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2338251
Cannabinoid Receptors Where they Are and What They Do
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18426493
Cannabis a Complex Plant: Different Compounds and Different Effects on Individuals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3736954/
Blurred Boundaries: The Therapeutics and Politics of Medical Marijuana
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538401/
The Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research:
https://www.cmcr.ucsd.edu/
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