The public overwhelmingly approves of marijuana, but substance-use disorder experts worry it causes more harm than good.
SEATTLE — April 20 is considered by many as a high holiday for marijuana aficionados. However, there’s growing evidence it’s not as harmless as once believed., the federal government still classifies marijuana as a Schedule I drug. That’s led to limits on research regarding medical usage that could back up anecdotal evidence of marijuana helping people.“I used to have a pill problem,” Morse said. “Marijuana is how I’ve overcome it.
However, experts in the substance-use disorder field are weary of touting positives of marijuana usage without data to back it up. State Representative Lauren Davis is one of those experts. She is the founding director of the “When you can increase the potency of a product, it becomes more addictive,” she said. “A lot of the news focus is on fentanyl, but we have five times as many Americans with cannabis addiction as we do with opioid-use disorder.”
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