By Megan Twohey, Danielle Ivory and Carson Kessler The reporters are continuing to examine cannabis policies, use of the drug and the rise of the commercial market.
Published Oct. 4, 2024 Updated Oct. 7, 2024
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In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all day, every day — “a remarkably scary amount,” she said.
From Washington State to West Virginia, psychiatrists treat rising numbers of people whose use of the drug has brought on delusions, paranoia and other symptoms of psychosis.
And in the emergency departments of small community hospitals and large academic medical centers alike, physicians encounter patients with severe vomiting induced by the drug — a potentially devastating condition that once was rare but now, they say, is common. “Those patients look so sick,” said a doctor in Ohio, who described them “writhing around in pain.”
As marijuana legalization has accelerated across the country, doctors are contending with the effects of an explosion in the use of the drug and its intensity. A $33 billion industry has taken root, turning out an ever-expanding range of cannabis products so intoxicating they bear little resemblance to the marijuana available a generation ago. Tens of millions of Americans use the drug, for medical or recreational purposes — most of them without problems.
But with more people consuming more potent cannabis more often, a growing number, mostly chronic users, are enduring serious health consequences.
The accumulating harm is broader and more severe than previously reported. And gaps in state regulations, limited public health messaging and federal restraints on research have left many consumers, government officials and even medical practitioners in the dark about such outcomes.
Again and again, The New York Times found dangerous misconceptions.
Many users believe, for instance, that people cannot become addicted to cannabis. But millions do.
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Well sorry piss off the proponents but it fucking stinks and I’m sick of smelling it. Eat a damn edible. Also I’m tired if the disbelieving look on my patients face when I tell them this is why they are vomiting all the time. It’s making people dumber. I was behind a guy in traffic the other day who was so stoned he stopped at a green light.
What the heck are you talking about? Weed doesnt make you vomit all the time. You have clearly never even tried it.
You can diagnose someone in a car just by looking at them? Should start a drive through doctor service or something.
Weed absolutely causes cyclic vomiting syndrome. In people who use it heavily daily. Also when I can smell it billowing out of a car and the car is weaving all over and staying indefinitely at stop signs and green lights, I think Occam’s razor applies.
Drunk driving people smoke too. That is what you witnessed. Ex cancer patient here and extremely heavy user. I use way more than a heavy user due to having cancer previously. Never vomited, I have a technical career in aquatic farming and zero traffic violations. Sorry to disappoint.
Why would I be disappointed. You know what. You’re right. That guy could have been drunk too. But I interview 20 some things all the time that tell me they smoke marijuana but don’t drink. I have no reason to disbelieve them if they are willing to tell me about the marijuana use. Certainly not everyone has the same experience and I’m sure many never have vomiting- but many tell me they have started having stomach pain and vomiting and can’t figure it out. It’s well documented that this is a thing. But people who use get their perspective warped by wanting to defend it absolutely. Lots of people do fine with alcohol. Lots of people don’t. Why is it crazy to think the same can be true of marijuana?