Minimizing policy-biased appraisals of the evidence on cannabis and psychosis
Frontiers in Psychiatry January 9, 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1047860 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Cannabis |
| Key points | Argues that appraisals of the evidence on cannabis use and psychosis are often biased by appraisers' pre-existing views on whether adult cannabis use should be legal, and proposes strategies for avoiding such policy-biased appraisals. |
Abstract
Appraisals of the evidence on the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis are often biased by appraisers' pre-existing views on whether adult cannabis use should or should not be legal. This viewpoint gives examples of such policy-biased appraisals and suggests strategies for avoiding them.
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