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Cannabis Legalization Impacts Mental Health (Future Solutions (Awareness…
Cannabis Legalization Impacts Mental Health
Negative impacts
Tetra-Hydro-Cannabinol (THC)
Psychoactive
Causes psychological disorders
Schizophrenia
Psychosis
Severe mental illnesses
Suicide ideation
At risk: Youth and mental health patients
Deteriorates mental health conditions
Synthetic Cannabinoids
increased psychosis symptoms compared to natural cannabis
monitored under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Illegal
Can be disguised as an ingredient in legal cannabis products on sold at retails/online without detection
positive impacts
Used as treatment for mental and physical illnesses
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Attention deficit disorders
Pain management
Enhancement in Canadian medical and other domains of scientific research
Economic protection from illegal producers and seller in the cannabis industry
youth are protected from unauthorized purchase and ill-informed usage
Research Findings
Be critical about validity, reliability, and quality of research, source, and data
Try golden standard experiments e.g., randomized control trials
conduct experiments with multiple groups, ranging in various ages, from different Canadian locations
ensure proper scientific research methods were used in order for validity and reliability
avoid assumptions as empirical data
More research is needed to assess negative implications of cannabis use on mental health after the recent legalization
Lots of research done prior to legalization of Cannabis Act on negative mental health impacts caused by cannabis use
future research must be done to compare impacts from after legalization of the Cannabis Act
Future Solutions
Technological innovation in intervention strategies
Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring
Educate patients on self-care and preventative measures against negative mental health impacts from legal cannabis use
Awareness and education for users
self-management and dosage control
knowledge of mental health risks from cannabis usage
users will be precautious and apply safe, proactive consumption
youth need more knowledge about mental health risks from using cannabis
Create strict policies and govern producers and sellers against creating and selling synthetic strains of cannabis
Create mandatory policies for sellers to add health warning labels on all cannabis products
Practice critical analysis and cognitive skills reasoning to assess the current problems and find future solutions
Inclusive collaborations with researchers, physicians, patients, users, youth, Indigenous community, producers, sellers