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What You Don’t Know About Weed May Hurt You

September 4, 2019 By Daniel Davis, LMFT 19 Comments

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re likely aware that there’s been a substantial shift in the cultural attitude towards using marijuana for both medical and recreational use over the past decade.

In fact, there seems to be more public support for reforming marijuana law than at any point in our nation’s history.

Today, recreational marijuana is legal in 11 states and the District of Columbia, medical marijuana is legal in 33 states plus the District of Columbia, and polls have shown that more than half the country is now in favor of legalizing marijuana across the board.

But, just because something is publicly acceptable or popular doesn’t mean it’s safe or the wise thing to do…

The uncertainties and dangers of using weed are especially important to understand for those who are using, or considering using, marijuana for medical purposes. While the very name “medical marijuana” seems to imply that marijuana can be used for medical purposes just like any other medicine prescribed by a physician, the ways in which medical marijuana has been approved, prescribed, and made available to the public differ vastly from other commercially available prescription drugs.

Unfortunately, these differences and the use of medical marijuana itself pose problems that seem to be largely unrecognized by many physicians and the public.

I encourage you to watch the following video on what’s in weed and why it’s much more dangerous than people realize by Dr. Jerry Callaway, an ASAM-certified addiction medicine specialist in Santa Clara County, California, who’s been working in addiction medicine for the last 35 years.

Inside the video, Dr. Jerry Callaway discusses:

[0:56] Why medical marijuana can’t be classified as a medicine
[2:02] The short-term and long-term consequences of weed (including a study done in New Zealand on marijuana’s effects on IQ and brain functioning)
[3:03] How you can help someone get off of marijuana
[3:32] Why marijuana stays in systems of users for so long
[3:58] The effects of marijuana on the liver and why they are so critical to long-term health
[5:06] The emerging public health effects in Colorado of legalizing marijuana that are now being seen in California

And much, much more!

What do you think? Do you believe weed should be legalized for both medical and recreational use, or just one or the other? Why or why not? Be sure to share your thoughts on this important and timely issue below. I look forward to hearing from you and I know we can all help each other!

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Comments

  1. Wesley Drepaul says

    September 16, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    My wife has a son from her previous marriage who’s 23 years old now. We met 6 years ago in Canada and her son has been smoking weed scince then and when i told her that weed is not good she always ended up fighting with me and said that she doesn’t see anything wrong with smoking weed. So is it really true what you are saying?

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 16, 2019 at 8:29 pm

      Hi Wesley, marijuana is a dangerous drug. There is a great deal of research about the harmful effects of marijuana. Here is more information about drugs and addiction: https://danieldavislmft.com/category/recovery/

      This blog and video may be of help: https://danieldavislmft.com/1447/does-someones-drinking-or-drug-use-scare-you/

      Reply
  2. Jesus jonathan lopez says

    September 17, 2019 at 10:44 pm

    Why is it that there are so many claims that marijuana can cure many illness or sickness?

    Reply
  3. Anita Atkins says

    September 18, 2019 at 2:00 am

    People don’t listen i know it’s a bad thing that why their are so much ? mad people and criminal/ crime thank for more ot your info.

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 21, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      You are welcome, Anita! Here are more blogs and videos from my website:

      https://danieldavislmft.com/do-it-yourself-resources/

      Reply
  4. Ali Amjad says

    September 19, 2019 at 1:06 am

    With due respect sir, Well pharmaceuticals is great business of all time from decades,, these kind of researches endorse by pharmaceuticals companies without any evidence or observatory. I saw many peoples who are using weed from many years and they are normal,, and the other side saw diabetic patients who are using tablets and Injection on daily basis,, and there health become worst day by day,, then I realize all the Pharmaceuticals companies doing there business not cure .. and patients are there valuable clients.

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 21, 2019 at 1:28 pm

      The issue of whether marijuana is safe is a separate issue. These is a great deal of research for many years on marijuana that indicates it has negative effects on the body – liver, brain, and other organs. I understand your concern about drug companies.

      Reply
  5. Joey says

    September 21, 2019 at 6:26 am

    In my country I’ve seen alot of young people especially young men and boys smoking marijuanna and become mentally affected and started to do bad things like killing and raping and thinking they are heroes going around in the streets. I don’t know if my government would want to legalize marijuanna in the country. I strongly suggest NO.
    If it’s not good for the people’s health then why ligalise it’s use and why using it?

    Reply
  6. Binny says

    September 23, 2019 at 1:00 am

    Marijuana is good high grade natural grown It makes me calm it heals the nation only we Rastafarian know these truth if you are not a rastaman don’t use it simple foxes have dens to stay in birds have nests to rest so let everone use what we want

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 24, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Thank you for your comment, Binny.

      Reply
  7. Cyprian Ijim says

    September 24, 2019 at 7:23 am

    Medical marijuana is just an orchestrated language that will kill the next generation

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 24, 2019 at 11:09 am

      Here is a video about CBD:

      https://youtu.be/dCZnj8UkPFk

      Reply
    • Michael Treasure says

      September 26, 2019 at 9:25 am

      You’re right

      Reply
  8. Thompson says

    September 24, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    Doctor stop criticizing God creations advise the cigarettes companies to stop producing cigarettes because billions of lives has wasted, to my opinion if anything is good for the brain then it should be marijuana not cigarettes,,

    Example,, cigarettes is acidic while marijuana is natural!!

    Reply
    • Daniel Davis says

      September 26, 2019 at 10:16 am

      Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, marijuana increases the chances of depression, anxiety and psychosis.

      Reply
  9. max says

    September 26, 2019 at 8:12 am

    Cigarettes?

    Reply
  10. Farhan Aziz says

    September 26, 2019 at 10:56 am

    I am from pakistan and in my country its used as a drug and banned item. BUT lot of people used it. IN my opinion in the light of experience of drug taking persons around me . IT is not a good thing and big cuase of crimes in the society and slso damaged health i.e damaged memory, creating anxiety if you not taken the dose within 24 hrs etc.

    Reply
  11. Pedro says

    September 28, 2019 at 8:29 am

    Marijuana use may have some positive effects but its negative impact on the society and the user far outweighs its supposed good side. Let us all be guided.

    Reply
  12. Rhoda says

    September 29, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    I say NO to marijuana?! But if anyone wants, they can use it, it’s a free world !?

    Reply

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