353: Everything you need to know about medical & recreational marijuana | Psychiatrist Rebecca Siegel, M.D.
b'Rebecca Siegel, M.D.: \\u201cThere needs to be more research [on marijuana] so physicians can either get behind it or not get behind it."\\nSiegel, a psychiatrist and a licensed prescriber of medical marijuana in New York state, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how marijuana actually affects your brain, plus:\\n- How to know if medical marijuana will work for you (01:32)\\n- Is marijuana really a gateway drug? (08:06)\\n- How men & women\'s brains react differently to marijuana (14:41)\\n- Healthier "swaps" for marijuana (24:50)\\n- How to know if you or someone you love is abusing marijuana (27:02)\\n\\nReferenced in the episode:\\n- Find the podcast transcript here.\\n- Siegel\'s book, The Brain On Cannabis.\\n- King\'s College study on marijuana & psychosis.\\n- Malcolm Gladwell\'s op-ed on marijuana.\\n- Learn more about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome.\\n- Alex Berenson\'s book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence.\\n- Amen Clinics.\\n\\nEnjoy this episode! Whether it\'s an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at:\\xa0podcast@mindbodygreen.com.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'