{"id":26217,"date":"2017-01-31T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/new-report-summarizes-marijuana-health-impacts\/"},"modified":"2017-01-31T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T00:01:00","slug":"new-report-summarizes-marijuana-health-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/new-report-summarizes-marijuana-health-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"New report summarizes marijuana health impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the legalization of marijuana in Washington, there has been renewed interest in the scientific evidence related to marijuana and health.<\/p>\n

Now, thanks to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (aka The Academies), a new report details what is known and what isn’t. Importantly, the Academies’ report rates how strong the evidence for each health impact is, according to a blog about the study from Public Health – Seattle & King County:<\/p>\n

Report highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the conclusions in the nearly 400-page report include:<\/p>\n

• Long-term marijuana smoking is associated with respiratory symptoms and more frequent chronic bronchitis episodes<\/p>\n

• There is substantial evidence suggesting an association between marijuana use and increased risk of motor vehicle crashes<\/p>\n

• Smoking marijuana during pregnancy is associated with lower birth weights<\/p>\n

• Marijuana use is associated with the development of schizophrenia or other psychoses, especially among frequent users<\/p>\n

• Strong evidence supports the conclusion that marijuana is associated with helpful therapeutic effects for some medical conditions, including chronic pain in adults and nausea from chemotherapy<\/p>\n

You can learn more about these conclusions and others in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Public Health – Seattle & King County’s contributions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public Health – Seattle & King County is working to answer some of the questions health experts still have about marijuana and health. Through a partnership on a National Institute on Drug Abuse research grant, Public Health – Seattle & King County is researching whether local marijuana policies have an effect on health and other outcomes in our state.<\/p>\n

For example, if a local city or county restricts marijuana sales to specific business zones or bans sales from near parks or youth-heavy areas, does that have any correlation with youth marijuana use or crime?<\/p>\n

Dr. Julia Dilley, the study’s principal investigator in a partnership with the Multnomah County Health Department stated, “Public Health – Seattle & King County team members bring unique public health legal expertise to our study. This expertise, coupled with their experience in building a policy surveillance system to track policies over time, is critical to understanding the role that local governments can play in keeping their communities healthy. As a result, our study will help to specifically identify “best practices” for policies that regulate marijuana to protect youth and public safety.”<\/p>\n

The results of this grant and the information provided in The Academies’ report may inform future public health policies related to marijuana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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