Session Learning Objectives

• Process complications that ensue from cannabis use within the field of psychiatry;
• Discuss complexities that emerge from differing state approaches to the legalization and/or medical overview of cannabis production and distribution;
• Demonstrate messaging for usage with patients and families pursuant to cannabis, cannabinoids, THC, CBD, and other related components; and
• Examine how this substance of abuse can add nuance/concerns to the management of mental illnesses