353: Everything you need to know about medical & recreational marijuana | Psychiatrist Rebecca Siegel, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast · Nov 24, 2021 · 36m

Rebecca Siegel, M.D.: “There needs to be more research [on marijuana] so physicians can either get behind it or not get behind it." Siegel, 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: - How to know if medical marijuana will work for you (01:32) - Is marijuana really a gateway drug? (08:06) - How men & women's brains react differently to marijuana (14:41) - Healthier "swaps" for marijuana (24:50) - How to know if you or someone you love is abusing marijuana (27:02)…