DOCTORS EDUCATING ON CANNABIS (MARIJUANA)

IASIC is an organization of international experts on cannabis who are guided by medicine and science to provide accurate and honest information that guides decision-making. We recognize that the use of cannabis is potentially harmful, and that policies or practices which enhance or increase the use of cannabis risk serious medical and social consequences.

Doctors Warn Cannabis (Marijuana) Can Cause Serious Health Hazards

IASIC, the International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis, is a medical organization of doctors who educate on marijuana based on the scientific and medical literature. IASIC is a non-partisan and non-political group created to facilitate informed decisions when considering cannabis policy and law.

It is our conclusion, based on review of the scientific evidence, that public health effects of high potency cannabis are harmful. These growing negative impacts further strain health care and addiction treatment resources to an extent that far surpasses taxation revenues.

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Wonder why cannabis public health risks outweigh its tax revenue?

Thousands of peer reviewed medical articles have been published on the harms of cannabis and marijuana. Reviews of the medical benefits of cannabis published in highly ranked journals reveal limited benefits for a few conditions, and generally do not consider long-term consequences to individuals, families, communities, and healthcare systems.

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Marijuana Health Risks: Don’t Miss These Top 5 Medical Resources

The extensive and growing research on the harms of cannabis use can be overwhelming. To help get you started, the doctors who volunteer for IASIC suggest the following top 5 medical resources on the health risks of marijuana (THC).

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Marijuana Candy: Poisoning and Lack of Protection for Children

Pediatric Edible Cannabis Exposures and Acute Toxicity: 2017–2021 This study evaluates trends in pediatric cannabis edible ingestions in children younger than age 6 years.

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Increased Risks of Suicide from Marijuana Use

Are Marijuana Use and Suicide Linked? — A review of the data show there’s cause for alarm. The extensive and growing research on the harms of cannabis use can be overwhelming. To help get you started, the doctors who volunteer for IASIC suggest the following top 5 medical resources on the health risks of marijuana (THC).

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High-Potency THC Cannabis Products Are NOT Medicine

Why Limits on Cannabis THC Potency are Necessary: Research indicates seven increased risks create compelling reasons to limit high-potency THC.

HIGH-POTENCY THC CONCENTRATED CANNABIS PRODUCTS ARE NOT MEDICINE

Doctors Warn: Legal Marijuana Will NOT Help the Drug Overdose Epidemic

Cannabis has been used for thousands of years for a variety of reported medical purposes. While the data on cannabis use in medical conditions is well studied, however, its benefit remains unproven and conflicting.

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Standard of Care Considerations When Recommending Cannabis (Marijuana) as a Medicine

Statutes that allow the recommendation of medical marijuana present a real malpractice risk to physicians and medical providers. Despite a rapidly growing medical and recreational marijuana industry, there has been no definition of a standard of care for the use and recommendation of marijuana for medicinal purposes.

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Why Cannabis Health Warnings Are Necessary: Americans Deserve More

The growing accessibility and legalization of marijuana in the United States make it crucial to address public health concerns associated with its use. To ensure the well-being of Americans and enable informed decisions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should require warning labels on marijuana products, as it did for tobacco. There is a compelling case for implementing warning labels on cannabis products to protect public health.

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Why Cannabis Warning Labels Are Necessary: America Deserves More

Accurate science-based warnings on marijuana/THC and in advertisements should be available to the public.

The marijuana/THC now in use is not the cannabis of the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s or the 1990s. THC levels at that time were 4% or less. Currently used products are 5 to 20 times more potent. The science is settled that marijuana/THC causes a cluster of well-documented harms: psychosis, impaired driving, addiction, suicide, uncontrollable vomiting and harm to fetuses and nursing infants and now also cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and lung injury.

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Why Rescheduling Cannabis is a Dangerous Idea

Potency and Toxicity: The Escalating Threat of Marijuana

In our professional opinions, the increasing potency of marijuana poses a significant threat to public health, necessitating a cautious approach in its classification and regulation. No other drug with such a spectrum of problems has been considered for rescheduling to a lower CSA schedule.

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IASIC, The International Association on the Science and Impact of Cannabis, hopes lawmakers and voters will follow the science and promote public health.

IASIC is a non-partisan and non-political group created to facilitate informed decisions when considering cannabis policy and law.