Medicinal dagga: Can dangers be ignored?
There is not sufficient evidence to support the potential medicinal benefit from cannabis use cautions an academic from Stellenbosch University.
The BBC reports that Dagga is the most common illicit drug abused in South Africa and while some people argue that it holds medicinal benefits, a psychiatrist from the Stellenbosch University maintains that there is not yet enough evidence to support this.
“Although this drug is viewed as an innocent herb by many, there is increasing concern about adverse health consequences,” said Dr Lize Weich, senior psychiatrist and lecturer at Stellenbosch University.
She said there is concern about the popular belief that cannabis is “medicinal” and thus “harmless and safe”, especially among children and adolescents.
The developing adolescent brain is particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of cannabis use, Weich said.
“It is the most common illicit drug used by this group and has been linked with poor educational attainment,...
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