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Cannabis and the maturing brain: Role in psychosis development
Author(s) -
Crocker CE,
Tibbo PG
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.102
Subject(s) - cannabis , psychosis , psychology , psychiatry , brain development , effects of cannabis , medicine , neuroscience , cannabidiol
A common viewpoint has proliferated that cannabis use is mostly harmless. Some argue that by not supporting its use, we are missing a great therapeutic opportunity. The general public view on cannabis may partially be a result of poor knowledge translation. In fact, the “war on drugs” approach has not allowed for basic education on the varied effects of cannabis on the brain, especially at highly critical phases of brain development such as adolescence.