{"id":1674,"date":"2017-12-05T13:25:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T02:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/sf-report-weighs-health-risks-raised-by-legal-pot\/"},"modified":"2017-12-05T13:25:59","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T02:25:59","slug":"sf-report-weighs-health-risks-raised-by-legal-pot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/sf-report-weighs-health-risks-raised-by-legal-pot\/","title":{"rendered":"SF report weighs health risks raised by legal pot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/author\/erin-allday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Erin Allday<\/a>: November 26, 2017&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before recreational pot becomes legal in California, San Francisco public health officials have published a report on their best guesses for problems that could arise from widespread marijuana use, including abuse of the drug by young people and unforeseen health risks among adults.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge, authors of the report noted, will be warning new users about the hazards of cannabis consumption \u2014 like the possibility of overdosing or driving under the influence \u2014 without straying into fearmongering<a name=\"asset-photo-14593117\"><\/a>\u2026The report also discusses public health hazards associated with clustering pot dispensaries in certain neighborhoods; already, medical marijuana shops are largely located in lower-income areas with more black, Asian and Latino residents. But in interviews, public health officials said they make no recommendations on the issue and are leaving decisions about where dispensaries should be allowed to policymakers&#8230;Drug and public health experts praised the report, but some said it\u2019s not strong enough in warning of possible hazards of regular marijuana consumption, including addiction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/SF-report-weighs-health-risks-raised-by-legal-pot-12383530.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For more<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/bayarea\/article\/SF-report-weighs-health-risks-raised-by-legal-pot-12383530.php\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;Erin Allday: November 26, 2017&nbsp; Just weeks before recreational pot becomes legal in California, San Francisco public health officials have published a report on their best guesses for problems that could arise from widespread marijuana use, including abuse of the drug by young people and unforeseen health risks among adults. 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