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This article originally appeared at https://www.salon.com/2017/04/23/who-just-made-the-case-for-drug-legalization-drug-warrior-in-chief-jeff-sessions-thats-who/ For decades, critics of the drug war have argued that drug prohibition begets violence. Recently, that argument received the seemingly unwitting support of a surprising source: drug war advocate and new Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “You can��t sue somebody for a drug debt. The only way to get your money…

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Authors: Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Key Points Question  Is state cannabis legalization or commercialization associated with increased rates of psychosis-related health care claims? Findings  In this cohort study of claims data from 63 680 589 beneficiaries from…

This article originally appeared at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/recreational-cannabis-legalization-has-had-limited-effects-on-a-wide-range-of-adult-psychiatric-and-psychosocial-outcomes/D4AB5EB78D588473A054877E05D45F16 Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2023Authors: Stephanie M. Zellers, J. Megan Ross, Gretchen R. B. Saunders, Jarrod M. Ellingson, Tasha Walvig, Jacob E. Anderson, Robin P. Corley, William Iacono, John K. Hewitt, Christian J. Hopfer, Matt K. McGue and Scott Vrieze Abstract Background The causal impacts of…

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2799132 Yuhua Bao, PhD1,2; Hao Zhang, PhD1; Eduardo Bruera, MD3; et alRussell Portenoy, MD4,5,6; William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN7; M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD8; Hefei Wen, PhD9 JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(2):206-214. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5623 Key Points Question  Is medical marijuana legalization associated with opioid-related and pain-related outcomes for adult patients newly diagnosed with cancer and receiving anticancer treatment? Findings  This cross-sectional study of 38 189 patients with…

This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Abstract Importance  Psychosis is a hypothesized consequence of cannabis use. Legalization of cannabis could therefore be associated with an increase in rates of health care utilization for psychosis. Objective  To evaluate…