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Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Health: A Review of the Risks

A September 2024 review in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience synthesizes the evidence on cannabis-related health risks. It covers the strongest signals — psychosis and schizophrenia, cognitive impairment in adolescent users, cannabis use disorder, respiratory effects from smoking, and adverse perinatal outcomes — and separates well-supported claims from weaker ones.

The review is notable for being a European clinical-psychiatry source rather than an American one, which is useful context: the same risk pattern shows up across health systems and regulatory environments.

This page is a draft. The full writeup will summarize each risk category's evidence grade and the review's clinical recommendations.

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Cannabis, Cannabinoids and Health: A Review of the Evidence on Risks and Medical Indications

Hoch E et al.European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, September 2024

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