Cons Of Medical Marijuana

There are numerous pros and cons that are associated with the medicinal use of cannabis. Personally, I work on a psychiatry unit and the number of patients admitted with cannabis associated psychosis is mind boggling. On a daily basis we have seen many patients come in “acting crazy” post cannabis use (young adults). marijuana remains to be classified as a schedule I substance under the federal Controlled Substances Act, “a designation declaring it to have high abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use “.(Bostwick, 2012). But the article does show that “at least some benefit for smoked marijuana in stimulating appetite, particularly in AIDS-related wasting syndrome, and in combating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting,