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AMA Cannabis Task Force education podcast series

Brought to you by the AMA Cannabis Task Force, the first episode of the Cannabis Education Podcast Series features Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, a physician at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, who explores the risk factors, screening strategies and impacts that cannabis use may have on children and adolescents. Listen to the first episode now.  

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Please stay tuned for future episodes that will provide evidence-based education for physicians on the health effects of cannabis use. Listeners will gain knowledge about the different cannabis products available to patients, both for medical and adult use. This knowledge will help physicians effectively counsel patients about potential therapeutic uses (when applicable), as well as the health effects, toxicity, and addiction potential of cannabis. 

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