Cannabis Legalization and Psychiatric Disorders: Caveat "Hemp-tor"

Can J Psychiatry. 2018 Jul;63(7):447-450. doi: 10.1177/0706743718762387. Epub 2018 Feb 26.

Authors

Tony P George^{1

2}, Kevin P Hill³, Franco J Vaccarino⁴

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of Brain and Therapeutics, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
² 2 Addictions Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario.
³ 3 Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ 4 Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.

No abstract available

Keywords: addiction; cannabis; drug policy; legalization; mental illness; psychiatry.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Canada / epidemiology
Health Education*
Humans
Legislation, Drug*
Marijuana Abuse* / epidemiology
Marijuana Abuse* / prevention & control
Marijuana Use* / adverse effects
Marijuana Use* / epidemiology
Marijuana Use* / legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Marijuana*

Substances

Medical Marijuana

Grants and funding