Cannabis: Panacea, Placebo, or Poison? | Jeffrey Chen | TEDxPershingSq

Due to recent changes in state laws, a majority of the US population now has legal access to cannabis. Los Angeles is the largest legal cannabis market in the world. However decades of research restrictions have led to popular belief and anecdotal stories far outnumbering actual scientific knowledge. Depending on who you ask, cannabis is a wondrous panacea, nothing more than placebo, or a dangerous poison. In this TedX talk, Dr. Jeff Chen, MD/MBA, Director of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative, will separate some of the biggest facts from fiction about cannabis to help you make the most informed choices. Dr. Jeff Chen, MD/MBA, founded and is currently leading the new UCLA Cannabinoid Affinity Group, where he's recruited 40 interdisciplinary faculty members. We are currently working on building a world-class cannabis research center at UCLA.