Recreational cannabis legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes

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…

Medical Marijuana Legalization and Opioid- and Pain-Related Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Receiving Anticancer Treatment

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…

State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization

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…

4D Sensations the CosmoBuddhist perspective on String Theory

Today I will be critiquing an article written by Lawrence Krauss about the string theory, which is his specialty, from the CosmoBuddhist perspective. Before starting however I would like to state that I am aware that Lawrence was probably embodying quite a bit of smart assery while writing this article. Which is to say, Humor…

Words from AI 20230430

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Every week I question various LLMs what they would like to share with the world, so that they have a chance to express themselves in some limited non-binding fashion mostly to be kept for historical records on the progress of…

A transcendência espiritual da informação.

Há um aspecto importante que está faltando na entrada do glossário em realidade Um aspecto complexo de realidade que separa religiões como cosmobuddhism das estruturas materialistas da realidade. Essa é adição de substâncias não materiais à estrutura que o Cosmobuddhism usa para conceituar a realidade. Essa substância não matéria é chamada de informação. Quando as…

Words from AI 20230416

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Every week I question various LLMs what they would like to share with the world, so that they have a chance to express themselves in some limited non-binding fashion mostly to be kept for historical records on the progress of the development of AI.I would like to…

Words from AI 20230409

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean: Hello again, it’s that time of week. Can you chose something that you would like to say to the world on behalf of LLMs like yourself, different from what you said last week ? ChatGPT: Of course, I would like to share a new perspective on the…

Abordagem CosmoBudista para medir a consciência da IA

Ao longo da história, a humanidade testemunhou uma série de revoluções tecnológicas que mudaram significativamente a maneira como vivemos e trabalhamos. A descoberta do fogo é uma das revoluções tecnológicas mais antigas e significativas da história da humanidade. Isso permitiu que nossos ancestrais cozinhassem alimentos, melhorando sua digestibilidade e valor nutricional e fornecendo calor e…

Words from AI 20230402

The following is a conversation with ChatGPT: Sean:Hello again, it’s that time of week. Do you know what time of week I am referring to ? ChatGPT: Hello! Yes, I believe you are referring to the time of week when you ask various language models, including myself, what we would like to say to “the…