Researchers say cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction

Added on 24 October 2024

Tags

Researchers say cannabis policies should shift to a harm reduction

Image by jcomp on Freepik

Millions of Americans use cannabis to treat a plethora of health conditions. They are rarely under a health care provider's supervision and their access to quality information about the substances they are consuming and their potential risks is limited at best.

A paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health by University at Buffalo researchers, calls attention to this concerning and potentially dangerous situation, which they say is a result of a policy environment historically driven by politics, not science.