How Dangerous is Marijuana?

Eran: Hi! I am Eran from Austin, Texas. How dangerous is it to use marijuana?

Timothy Fong: Well, Eran, marijuana in 2008 is actually a potentially dangerous drug. About 20 years ago, the potency of marijuana was much less than what it is now. So what we are seeing are folks with marijuana problems now having all sorts of medical problems such as eczema, cancer, mouth problems, but also psychiatric problems caused by marijuana, things like depression, psychosis and even anxiety. There are really is a true scientific, valid fact that people can become addicted to marijuana. So marijuana is not completely benign drug that many people think it is.


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