{"id":2745,"date":"2021-02-05T18:13:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T07:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-is-not-a-good-medicine-but-let-s-not-let-facts-get-in-the-way-of-a-good-propaganda-juggernaut\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:00:31","slug":"cannabis-is-not-a-good-medicine-but-let-s-not-let-facts-get-in-the-way-of-a-good-propaganda-juggernaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-is-not-a-good-medicine-but-let-s-not-let-facts-get-in-the-way-of-a-good-propaganda-juggernaut\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis is NOT a good \u2018Medicine\u2019, but let\u2019s not let \u2018facts\u2019 get in the way of a good propaganda juggernaut!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/eclinm\/article\/PIIS2589-5370(20)30441-7\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dana-Farber Cancer Institute<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/add.15370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Michigan<\/a>&nbsp;report evidence of<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/cannabis-explorations\/and-now-for-some-bad-news-about-marijuana-addiction-and-health-risks-2991a4d475b7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;toxic chemicals in marijuana smokers<\/a>&nbsp;and withdrawal symptoms in most people using cannabis, Australia\u2019s University of Queensland showed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uq.edu.au\/news\/article\/2021\/01\/long-term-study-reveals-harm-regular-cannabis-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regular cannabis use has harmful effects<\/a>&nbsp;and Canada\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/add.15417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Montreal<\/a>&nbsp;confirmed that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2021-01\/uomh-ttb012621.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cannabidiol isn\u2019t effective<\/a>&nbsp;in reducing dependence on cocaine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/resources\/cannabis-as-medicine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"button\">For more&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Dana-Farber Cancer Institute&nbsp;and&nbsp;University of Michigan&nbsp;report evidence of&nbsp;toxic chemicals in marijuana smokers&nbsp;and withdrawal symptoms in most people using cannabis, Australia\u2019s University of Queensland showed that&nbsp;regular cannabis use has harmful effects&nbsp;and Canada\u2019s&nbsp;University of Montreal&nbsp;confirmed that&nbsp;cannabidiol isn\u2019t effective&nbsp;in reducing dependence on cocaine. 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