An unfortunate, trigger happy review by @sandee_lamotte.
It’s disappointing that a seasoned journalist wouldn’t second guess (or report w/ a critical eye, or offer counterposing viewpoints).. it’s almost as if there was a thinly veiled agenda. cnn.com/2023/02/24/hea… The real story beneath the surface correlation of cannabis smoke & coronary disease is important. What are the factors which bring medical patients to consume cannabis? How is Medicine missing the mark? What are they finding helpful about cannabis & can we help reduce their risk

1/ In the ongoing debate about the study of Cannabis Medicine, a German publication raises some points that deserve repeating.
The original (in German): bit.ly/2YVxDGL
A translation (Google Translated into English): bit.ly/2TXI3SQ 2/ "Often underappreciated, discussions of cannabis as a medication always include facets that go beyond the purely medical implications (psychological relief, interpersonal relaxation, improved coping, etc)"

#MDSideNote: As "outside" #cannabis comes in, a natural counter-balancing occurs. Receptors receiving too much “cannabis signal” reduce in number (turning the signal volume down) BUT: “this reduction of CB1-R[eceptor]s in daily users can be reversed with sustained abstinence.” ..But when? #MDByte: One study “no longer detected significant reductions in CB1-Receptors after 2-to-4 weeks of cannabis abstinence.” Another study “no longer detected a statistically significant reduction in CB1R availability in cannabis users after 2 or 28 days of abstinence.”