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Momentum builds in the Legislature for medical marijuana THC caps
02/19/2021

Caps on THC, the euphoria-inducing chemical found in many strains of medical cannabis, are again an open question in the Florida Legislature.
 


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Lawmakers challenge professor’s controversial cannabis presentation
02/19/2021

Rep. Smith is pro-pot and rude to speakers... write on his twitter  https://twitter.com/CarlosGSmith/status/1361822803922722826
 
Dr. Madras speaks the truth:  “People who go into the emergency department with psychosis, due to their initiation into marijuana use, and they continue to use, they’re more likely to convert to full-blown schizophrenia, and the conversion rate is between 20% and 40%,” she said.
 


madras, FLAPOL
“Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife”, based on results from the Dunedin study
05/16/2018

The Netherland’s attempt to divide markets into soft vs. hard drugs by allowing coffee shops to sell cannabis did not result in lower consumption of hard drugs. Overall it has been a social disaster.
The cannabis grown and sold today is not same drug as was available in the 1970s. The average THC has increased to more than 15%. Cannabis issue can clearly lead to addiction. The damage to the brain from chronic use is worse compared with chronic use of heroin. Among the negative effects of long-term cannabis use in adolescence include neuropsychological dysfunction, decline in IQ, short memory, among others.
Professor Madras focused on how cannabis smoking can affect the behavior and brains of children. Preclinical tests studies show that the use of cannabis before pregnancy may have adverse effects on future children.


Netherlands, madras, World Federation Against Drugs
5 reasons marijuana is not medicine
04/30/2016

To approve a medicine, the FDA requires five criteria to be fulfilled...marijuana legalization via ballot amendments or legislative bills does not meet any of the FDA requirements. 
Smoking dope, getting high and saying I feel better is not a criteria for medicine. 


medicine, madras, FDA
Saying "No" to Legal Marijuana?
06/04/2015

Bertha Madras speak on the evidence that pot is not a medicine.  


video, madras, youth, Business, evidence
Federal Judge Refuses to Reschedule Marijuana Under Controlled Substances Act
05/17/2015

Five legal standards are:

  1. Does marijuana have a known and reproducible drug chemistry?
  2. Does marijuana have adequate safety studies?
  3. Are there adequate and controlled studies showing marijuana’s efficacy?
  4. Are marijuana’s therapeutic benefits accepted by qualified experts?
  5. Are scientific data available for scrutiny?

To sustain the view that marijuana should remain in Schedule I, the prosecution team also had to show that marijuana has:

  1. A high potential for abuse,
  2. No currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and
  3. Unacceptable safety standards for its use under medical supervision.

madras, Medical, FDA
IS SMOKED MARIJUANA MEDICINE? THE SCIENCE REMAINS HAZY…
04/01/2015
  • The chemistry of medical marijuana is not known and not reproducible.
  •  There is a lack of evidence of safety for the use of marijuana under medical supervision.
  • There is a lack of evidence of efficacy of medical marijuana.
  • Qualified experts do not accept the drug.
  • Scientific evidence is not widely available.

 If you have a medical problem, chances are, there are far more effective treatments than smoked marijuana; prescribed treatments have undergone meticulous testing procedures to minimize risk. Though some may be disappointed, today’s smoked marijuana should not be confused with real medicine. Smoking and inhaling a large array of chemicals in order to deliver a drug is a backward step in medicine and a risky step for a patient.

Simply put, marijuana is not a pure compound; there is no way to make sure that ingredients are measured reliably and are consistent from one batch to another. ...


science, evidence, blog, madras
Marijuana and Opioid "Cross Talk" Risks for the Born, the Unborn
02/09/2015
madras, Research, powerpoint, opioid, Pregnancy
Marijuana- 2014 Dr. Madras Presentation
07/01/2014
madras, opioid, Pregnancy, youth, powerpoint, Brain
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