Strong Link Between Autism and Cannabis Use

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Doctor in endocannabinoid pharmsci Dr. Miyabe Shields talks about her recent survey which showed a large percentage of daily cannabis users were neurodivergent.
Why are 70% of daily marijuana users Autistic? How can medical marijuana be used by Autistic or ADHD adults to support them? What are the negative impacts of marijuana on neurodivergent or neurotypical individuals?

Dr. Miyabe Shields (@miyabephd) has a PhD in endocannabinoid pharmacy and is co-creator of 'Network of Applied Pharmacognosy' with Dr. Riley Kirk, a non-profit contributing to education and destigmatising of emerging medicinal natural products. Miyabe is also a thriving queer and neurodivergent Instagram personality with over 40K followers, which is often used to promote 'Project Chronic' from 'Dose Like A Scientist', a community-based educational platform for neurodivergent providing a network, teaching them about pharmacology and advocacy.

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