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David A Gorelick
Professor (Department of Psychiatry), University of Maryland
Expertise: Drug addiction, Pharmacology, Psychiatry
Details:
Qualifying publication(s): see criteria
ARTICLES REVIEWED
2018’s most popular health article promoting cannabis’ safety found to be biased and misleading
in urhealthguide, by John Regan
— 20 Dec 2018
“The article fails to point out that only very limited, low-quality evidence supports the use of cannabis for treating chronic pain. The article also fails to describe the potent...
CLAIMS REVIEWED
News article accurately reports negative impact of marijuana on teens’ intellectual development
CLAIM
Marijuana could be making teens less intelligent
SOURCE: Marcelino Benito, KHOU
Published: 15 Mar 2019
VERDICT
2018’s most popular health article wrongly claims that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol
CLAIM
Federal study finds marijuana a hundred times less toxic than alcohol, safer than tobacco
SOURCE: John Regan, urhealthguide
Published: 20 Dec 2018
VERDICT
