A sometimes overlooked, but important topic, is the health of cannabis consumers. The effects on the mental health of users is often discussed by the media. In response to what are often negative reports, efforts are being made within the cannabis community to understand and explain those risks.
International commercial growth in all areas relating to cannabis has created an industry with a necessary interest in understanding risk. Commercial investors deliver the funding to perform relevant due diligence and investigations.
As a result, recognised and validated information is becoming easier to access for users and other interested parties.
Taking a look at mental health and physical well being from a user perspective, not a medicinal viewpoint, we will use information from publicly accessible sources.
International commercial growth in all areas relating to cannabis has created an industry with a necessary interest in understanding risk. Commercial investors deliver the funding to perform relevant due diligence and investigations.
As a result, recognised and validated information is becoming easier to access for users and other interested parties.
Taking a look at mental health and physical well being from a user perspective, not a medicinal viewpoint, we will use information from publicly accessible sources.
Recognised sources
"Not everyone who uses cannabis will develop psychosis or schizophrenia. Not everyone who has psychosis or schizophrenia has used cannabis. You are only more likely to develop a psychotic illness if you smoke cannabis AND are ‘genetically vulnerable’ to mental health problems."
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https://www.rethink.org/diagnosis-treatment/conditions/cannabis-and-mental-health/effects
"Growing evidence reveals that regular, heavy cannabis use during adolescence is associated with more severe and persistent negative outcomes than use during adulthood."
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https://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/cannabis_report/en/index11.html
observational information
"The reality is that cannabis cannot be pigeonholed as strictly helpful or harmful. Instead, meaningful discussion about its potential benefits and harms requires careful and nuanced consideration of the scientific literature, coupled with a humble attitude."
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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/is-cannabis-good-or-bad-for-mental-health/
"On June 25th, 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Epidiolex, a drug that contains an active ingredient derived from marijuana to treat severe forms of epilepsy. Also, even before recent legislation changes, cannabis was already well-known for eliciting feelings of euphoria and providing instant relaxation.
In this article, we will talk only about the mental health benefits of cannabis, so let’s see some details concerning the benefits of using marijuana."
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https://www.daimanuel.com/2019/01/15/marijuana-mental-health-benefits/
It's important for private members clubs to work together to educate people about the importance of validating the source of these products, it's all of our responsibility to ensure services or products we purchase or make available are made with fair trade, no slave labour, no children are involved and that our money is not funding organised crime. It's a big task to do as a group, let alone individually. A real issue surrounding the sourcing of products is that there is lots out there, and an increasing amount of merchandise is of dubious quality, it's a real risk when buying blind online.