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New Research Sheds Light on Potentially Negative Effects of Cannabis

 Overbaked: assessing and predicting acute adverse reactions to CannabisJournal of Cannabis Research, 2020; 2 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s42238-019-0013-x

Coughing fits, anxiety and paranoia are three of the most common adverse reactions to cannabis, according to a recent study by Washington State University researchers. They surveyed > 1,500 college students on the type and frequency of adverse reactions they had experienced while using cannabis for their study in the Journal of Cannabis Research. They also collected information on the students’ demographics, personality traits, cannabis use patterns and motives for using the drug.

“There’s been surprisingly little research on the prevalence or frequency of various adverse reactions to cannabis and almost no research trying to predict wh...

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