#004: Did Weed Cause this Brother's Tragedy? The UK Case of Medical Marijuana and Mental Health.

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of medical marijuana on mental health through a tragic family story in the UK.

If you knew someone in a mental heath crisis, would you tell them to smoke weed? Does weed help stabilize a chaotic situation? Or does it shorten the fuse? Join the Professor as he explores a story regarding the medical marijuana program from the United Kingdom. On one side, we have a family who lost a young brother and wants to see the regulations change in the UK program through Oliver's Law - and on the other side we have medical marijuana and Curaleaf...but are they at odds or is there ...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Goddard

Topics covered

• medical marijuana
• mental health
• regulations
• UK program
• family tragedy

Keywords

• medical marijuana
• mental health crisis
• UK regulations
• Oliver's Law
• Curaleaf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Curaleaf

Places: United Kingdom

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