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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Here’s Why People Get Bad Marijuana Trips

Neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta, whose new documentary “WEED” explores the effects of cannabis on our bodies and the benefits of medical marijuana, explains why marijuana users sometimes get “bad trips.”

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Smoking Is Not The Best Way To Consume Marijuana

Smoking a joint seems to be the most popular way of using marijuana.

Weed-infused cookies, brownies, and candies — called edibles — have also gained some popularity among recreational users. There’s even a prescription medication that contains THC, called dronabinol, and is sold as Marinol in the U.S.

But Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a leading neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN, says that, medically speaking, these are not the optimal ways to consume cannabis.

Dr. Gupta recently released a documentary, “WEED,” exploring the benefits of medical marijuana and its general effects on our brains and bodies.

Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of the different ways of consuming marijuana.

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CNN documentary on Charlotte’s Web, medical marijuana treating seizure disorders

A short version of the CNN documentary by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, called Weed. This short version focuses on the incredible difference that a particular strand of medical cannabis that is low in THC and high in CBD is making when given in an oil based form to children with seizure disorders. The strand is called Charlotte’s Web, after the young child, Charlotte Figi, who’s life was saved by this cannabidiol oil.