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Weighing risks and benefits: Cannabis use and metabolic syndrome risk

Carl Rowley March 21, 2016
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A new study by Australian researchers published in the journal Psychological Medicine examined the narrower issue of whether frequency of cannabis use was associated with rates of metabolic syndrome among study participants, all of whom had been diagnosed with psychotic illness. READ MORE

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