Higher-strength medicinal cannabis may be linked to a disturbing pattern of side effects, our study shows

Higher-strength medicinal cannabis may be linked to a disturbing pattern of side effects, our study shows

Chris_Soucy/GettyIn recent years, we’ve seen a sizeable shift in medicinal cannabis prescribing, to products containing higher levels of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) – the component that can cause drowsiness or a high. Now, our new study shows some of the harms with this shift, including from products containing far more THC than naturally found in cannabis plants. We found more than half of all cases of adverse events involving unapproved medicin…