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September 2017 By Honor Whiteman<\/a> <\/em>
Researchers suggest that the use of potent cannabinoids have the potential to trigger seizures.<\/p>\n

While a number of studies have suggested that marijuana may be effective for reducing seizures, new research cautions that potent and synthetic forms of the drug have the opposite effect.<\/p>\n

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan found that natural tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – the psychoactive chemical in marijuana – and the synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 caused seizures in mice.<\/p>\n

Study leader Olga Malyshevskaya and colleagues say that their findings<\/a> – which are published in the journal Scientific Reports – should serve as a “public alert” to the potential harms caused by high-potency and synthetic marijuana.<\/p>\n

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