Attitudes Toward the Use of Medical Cannabis and the Perceived Efficacy, Side-effects and Risks : A Survey of Patients, Nurses and Physicians Neta HaGani, Sharon Sznitman, Michael Dor, Gil Bar-Sela, Dana Oren, Lilia Margolis-Dorfman, Itay Goor-Aryeh & Manfred S. Green Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2021, 1-10. Doi : 10.1080/02791072.2021.2009598 ABSTRACT Gaps between physician and patient perceptions may lead to misunderstandings and mismanage of treatment. There are sparse data about the differences in opinions toward medical cannabis (MC) between patients and health professionals. The aim of this study was to examine the attitudes toward MC, its perceived efficacy, side effects and risk of dependency, among patients, [...]
Lire la suiteTwo-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization By Andrew Daniller Pew Research Center, FactTank, November 14, 2019 https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/11/14/americans-support-marijuana-legalization/?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=19-11-07%20Marijuana%20Legalization%20Heads-up&org=982&lvl=100&ite=4914&lea=1115963&ctr=0&par=1&trk= Two-thirds of Americans say the use of marijuana should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The share of U.S. adults who oppose legalization has fallen from 52% in 2010 to 32% today. Meanwhile, an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults (91%) say marijuana should be legal either for medical and recreational use (59%) or that it should be legal just for medical use (32%). Fewer than one-in-ten (8%) prefer to keep marijuana illegal in all circumstances, according [...]
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