353: Everything you need to know about medical & recreational marijuana | Psychiatrist Rebecca Siegel, M.D.

Rebecca Siegel, M.D.: “There needs to be more research [on marijuana] so physicians can either get behind it or not get behind it."

Siegel, a psychiatrist and a licensed prescriber of medical marijuana in New York state, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how marijuana actually affects your brain, plus:

- How to know if medical marijuana will work for you (01:32)

- Is marijuana really a gateway drug? (08:06)

- How men & women's brains react differently to marijuana (14:41)

- Healthier "swaps" for marijuana (24:50)

- How to know if you or someone you love is abusing marijuana (27:02)

Referenced in the episode:

- Find the podcast transcript here.

- Siegel's book, The Brain On Cannabis.

- King's College study on marijuana & psychosis.

- Malcolm Gladwell's op-ed on marijuana.

- Learn more about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome.

- Alex Berenson's book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence.

- Amen Clinics.

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