The Cannabis Conversations: Part III with Kai MacDonald MD

While much of the public conversation regarding legalization of cannabis is about its potential medicinal properties, the vast majority of Americans currently using marijuana are admittedly not using it for medicinal purposes.

Dr. Kai MacDonald joins the podcast to talk about five brain-based risks of chronic cannabis use in recreational users, especially adolescents and young adults.

About Our Guest

Dr. Kai MacDonald is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and certified in Addiction Medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. He specializes in addiction treatment, dual diagnosis, psychotherapy, neuropsychiatry, and behavioral medicine, and is the author of “Why Not Pot? A Review of the Brain-Based Risks of Cannabis.”

Dr. MacDonald has been named by his peers as one of the Top Doctors in San Diego
County. In addition to his private practice, he is a member of the Clinical Faculty at the University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry and Family and Preventative Medicine. He has published peer-reviewed research in a number of fields, including attachment, addiction, attention-deficit disorder, and oxytocin.