KFinn, MD

Board Certified in Pain Management, certified in Cannabis Science, Tweets and views my own, No medical advice. Editor, Cannabis in Medicine,

[Getting it Right from the Start @GetItRightonMJ]

1/@washingtonpost reviews latest #cannabis research:

• Higher-potency cannabis carries greater risks
• Teen brains are esp. vulnerable
• Heavy, frequent use is linked to measurable effects on memory & brain function
• Evidence for most mental health benefits remains weak

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

He also admitted to using a THC vape earlier in the day. One of the children needed an arm amputated thanks to a MJ impaired driver https://t.co/m57R2MLaJL

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Nothing to see here

In Oklahoma, a recent incident in which a 4-year-old boy was hospitalized and remained unconscious for more than a day after his parents said he ingested a 1,000 mg edible found at a playground

https://t.co/AcwTvi10ll

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Truth

[ellen snelling @LNseven5]

Thank you Dr. Madras. Marijuana is NOT a proven, research-based medicine. Marijuana harms children and other at-risk populations. #HealthFraud
"Dr. Madras's declaration adds a public health imperative to the legal arguments. She concludes that marijuana does not meet the standards required of a medicine, and that the risks of increased access-particularly to vulnerable populations-are unacceptably high"
https://t.co/WSfuf0NKMH

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

@JeromeAdamsMD Predicted this years ago
NYC reeks of “medicine”?? Nope

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

@MarijuanaMoment No such thing as “medical” cannabis. Support cannabis-based medicine instead

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

From losing market share to gaining massive market share. All about the $$$, not about medicine or public health.

[Smart Approaches to Marijuana @learnaboutsam]

Marijuana is now the most common drug among first-time entrants to substance use treatment in Europe.

This comes amid new reports that Altria is entering the Netherlands' marijuana market. That’s right, Big Tobacco and Big Marijuana are now one and the same.
https://t.co/jxssxeIrcn

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Victims need a voice too

[Luke Niforatos @LukeNiforatos]

Kudos to our @parentactionSAM for mobilizing this win!

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Nice summary on cannabis and sleep https://t.co/3RBK3hElRi

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

From another IASIC advisor from Yale @IASIC3

Modern high-potency cannabis may be changing the landscape of psychotic disorders.
Cannabis psychosis may be more than a temporary drug-induced condition.
Continued cannabis (THC) use may triple relapse risk despite taking antipsychotics.
Daily use and high-potency THC increase psychosis risk in a dose-dependent manner. (More is worse.)

https://t.co/5IqYoKOYYP

[Smart Approaches to Marijuana @learnaboutsam]

The company that spent decades getting the world hooked on cigarettes now wants in on legal weed. Altria (Philip Morris) is buying its way into the Dutch market—just as it did in Canada.

Big Tobacco knows an addiction-for-profit industry when it sees one.
https://t.co/jUMzpaumQN

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

There is additional data showing those using cannabis may have higher hospital lengths of stay, consume more opioids, and higher postoperative complications.

[Kevin Sabet @KevinSabet]

New study just dropped, and it's another nail in the coffin of the "marijuana is harmless" myth. Cannabis Use Disorder doesn't just wreck your brain. It wrecks your body's ability to heal from surgery. The numbers are staggering. 🧵

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

@KevinSabet Cannabinoids can be a vasocontrictor, decreasing blood supply to a wound in need of nutrients to heal properly.

Kinda like alcohol, right? Nope

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Following the other addictive substances playbook. Have we done a good job with those? Nope

Marijuana recreational use (RU) adverse events are common, especially in adolescents
•Marijuana RU adverse events are increasing over time
•RU exposure cases are more common for marijuana than for most licit comparators
•Marijuana RU exposure case rates were usually lower than that of most comparators

https://t.co/HLAkzEidRA

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

@DanBartkowiak Happy to provide a presentation on the public health and safety concerns to both sides.

I testified to the Canadian senate, NY General Assembly, and United Nations.

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Keeping lifelong addicts due to loss of marketshare

[Kevin Sabet @KevinSabet]

Big Tobacco has taken over marijuana production in The Netherlands.

Listening yet?

https://t.co/5VhHCSv3HC

https://t.co/FfLReWADA8

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

@KevinSabet Keep market share

[KFinn, MD @CoDoc442]

Europe not faring well in the cannabis space

1/ 15- to 16-year-old school students showed cannabis was the most widely used illicit drug

2/ Cannabis was the main problem drug most frequently cited by new treatment clients, accounting for 41% of all first-time treatment entrants

3/ After cocaine, cannabis was the second most frequently reported substance by the Euro-DEN
Plus network of sentinel hospitals in 2024

https://t.co/SnCkatfX2c

[Daniel Monaghan @DanMonaghanNTD]

Could marijuana be headed for its own Big Tobacco moment?

A new federal class-action lawsuit accuses cannabis companies of downplaying risks while marketing marijuana for anxiety and sleep relief. Critics point to links between heavy cannabis use, psychosis, rising ER visits, and high-potency products with far less oversight than tobacco or alcohol.

I spoke with addiction specialist John Puls about whether warning labels and tighter regulations may be next.

[Intl. Academy on the Science & Impact of Cannabis @IASIC3]

⚠️ A high-profile murder trial raised important questions about cannabis and psychosis.

In the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, the man convicted of killing American Sniper author Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield, a forensic psychologist testified that Routh suffered from a paranoid disorder worsened by alcohol and marijuana use, describing it as "cannabis-induced psychosis." The jury ultimately rejected an insanity defense and convicted him of capital murder.

While most cannabis users will never experience psychosis, research shows that heavy use—especially high-THC products and use among vulnerable individuals—can increase the risk of psychotic symptoms and serious mental health consequences.

Read more: https://t.co/tY8trgoIrz
#Cannabis #Psychosis #MentalHealth #CannabisAwareness #THC #PublicHealth #AddictionScience #BrainHealth #Prevention #EvidenceBased