Cannabis Use in Adolescence: Self-Medication for Anxiety
Data from the author's practice show that many Californians use cannabis to treat emotional conditions. Government studies obscure this reality and some reformers seem reluctant to acknowledge it.
By Tom O’Connell, M.D.
In response to TV news footage of able-bodied young men buying cannabis in Oakland, city officials voted in 2004 to limit the number of dispensaries. The politicans were exploiting (and re-enforcing) a misconception that Californ-ia’s medical marijuana law applies only to those with serious physical illnesses.
Many of my own patients are seemingly able-bodied young men. Their histories reveal problems that are indeed serious (impaired functionality at school and/or work, use of addictive drugs) and that are treated effectively with cannabis.
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