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April 25, 2009

Progress, too late for some

Just as I was starting to lose all hope, the following link was forwarded to me in this morning’s e-mail. It leads to the abstract of an about-to-be-published Canadian study that sounds like it will substantially confirm that adolescents become cannabis users because it relieves symptoms of anxiety.

What that represents to me is the first small crack in the huge dam of official denial that exists on this issue. I’m now more confident than ever that it will eventually have to give way. The (bitter) irony is that I know of die-hard state and federal prosecutions of bona-fide medical users in my study that are still grinding away in California, even as this is written.

Doctor Tom

Posted by tjeffo at April 25, 2009 04:52 PM

Comments

Its good to know research is out. I suffer from pretty severe anxiety problems, and cannabis certainly helps.

Posted by: Nick at April 26, 2009 06:44 AM