title: Medical and recreational marijuana: commentary and review of the literature.
abstract: Recent years have seen substantial shifts in cultural attitudes towards marijuana for medical and recreational use. Potential problems with the approval, production, dispensation, route of administration, and negative health effects of medical and recreational marijuana are reviewed. Medical marijuana should be subject to the same rigorous approval process as other medications prescribed by physicians. Legalizing recreational marijuana may have negative public health effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Samuel.wilkinson@yale.edu
authors.forename: Samuel T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D064086:Medical Marijuana / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008923:Missouri; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D064086:Medical Marijuana