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Studying the Effects of Marijuana in Naive Subjects
08:53 - 17:47 (08:54)
Dr. Edmondson discusses the challenges of obtaining permission to conduct the first human controlled double-blind studies with marijuana in naive subjects and how drug effects are a combined effect of drug set and setting.
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Dr. Grinspoon conducted the first human-controlled, double-blind studies with marijuana for his research, which concluded that marijuana was a relatively mild and non-toxicant.
08:53 - 13:27 (04:34)
Marijuana Research
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Dr. Grinspoon conducted the first human-controlled, double-blind studies with marijuana for his research, which concluded that marijuana was a relatively mild and non-toxicant.
ChapterStudying the Effects of Marijuana in Naive Subjects
Episode#350: Dr. Andrew Weil — Optimal Health, Plant Medicine, and More
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Psychologist and drug researcher Andrew Weil explains why it was essential to use naive subjects, individuals with no exposure to marijuana, in his study on the effects of the drug.
13:27 - 17:47 (04:19)
Marijuana
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Psychologist and drug researcher Andrew Weil explains why it was essential to use naive subjects, individuals with no exposure to marijuana, in his study on the effects of the drug. He notes that expectations of how the drug interacts with the body and the environment in which it is taken are just as significant as the drug itself.