Marijuana is the most widely consumed recreational drug in the world. In Canada, physicians are experiencing increasing pressure to prescribe medical marijuana, with proposed legalization coming in late 2018. The use of marijuana in the psychiatric population is increasing, and the prescribing process is largely unregulated. In spite of several medicinal indications, chronic marijuana use is...
Abstract There have been a number of electrophysiological and neuroimaging studies in “altered” states of consciousness including dissociative conditions, hypnosis, and meditation; however, the nature and clinical significance of trance states remain elusive. Alterations of consciousness that accompany trance can shed light on the brain networks contributing to the experience of...