Dr. Timothy Fong and Dr. Thomas Hughes sit down to have an open discussion about Cannabis in the United States. Topics include, but were not limited to: legalization of cannabis, stigma, medical benefits of cannabis, harmful effects of cannabis, and barriers to more research. #cannabis
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00:00:00- Brief Announcements
00:02:20- Welcome Message For Pro-Cannabis, Anti-Cannabis, And Cannabis-Agnostic
00:03:30- Start The Show
00:05:20- What Does An Addiction Psychiatrist Do?
00:06:10- How Dr. Fong Became Involved With The Study of Cannabis
00:08:20- Cannabis vs. Marijuana
00:10:10- The Marijuana Prohibition Act
00:12:50- What Does Cannabis Do In The Human Body?
00:18:55- Hijacking The System
00:20:00- Should Drugs Be Legal?
00:27.06- What Does Cannabis Regulation Look Like?
00:30.00- What Is The Cannabis Research Initiative? And Prop 64
00:34:50- DEA Schedule Explanation And Barriers To Research
00:40:35- Why Don’t We Know More?
00:47:22- Cannabis And Addiction
00:50:00- Brain Development And Cannabis
00:50:55- Potency Of Modern Cannabis
00:55:45- Brain Development And Cannabis
00:58:05- Why Is There a Demand For Cannabis?
00:59:30- Cannabis And Psychiatric Symptoms
01:04:00- Cannabis Withdrawal
01:05:00- Positives Of Cannabis Legalization
01:07:20- Big Weed
01:11:00- CBD
01:15:00- Consensus About Health Effects Of Cannabis
01:17:30- Edibles
01:22:00- Wax, Dabs
01:25:00- Where Is The Direction Of Cannabis Research Going?
01:27:00- Vaping Lung Injuries
01:29:00- Closing
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