Conference Coverage

VIDEO: Marijuana may raise stroke risk


 

Dr. Alan Barber of the University of Auckland discusses the surprising potential link between cannabis use and stroke revealed by a new case-control study of stroke patients. And he outlines the potential implications for physicians prescribing medical marijuana to their patients.

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