Psychology Today | 17.12.2025 00:25
Access to medical and recreational cannabis has expanded rapidly, far outpacing rigorous scientific evidence supporting its efficacy for most clinical indications. As legalization has broadened availability and also reduced perceived risk, clinicians increasingly encounter patients viewing cannabis for symptom relief rather than as a substance of misuse. This shift raises a key question: Why has cannabis become so widely used as medicine despite limited evidence for sustained benefit and mounting evidence of harm?
