Research by
Dr. Stuart Reece

Dr. Stuart Reece is a Clinical Doctor and Professor of Medicine at the University of Western Australia Medical School and an expert on cannabis population studies. Dr. Reece has published extensively on the mechanisms of cannabis toxicity in prestigious medical journals, such as Science, New England Journal, Addiction Biology, and European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. His newly-published book Epidemiology of Cannabis: Genotoxicity, Neurotoxicity, Epigenomics and Aging explores five major areas of harm associated with cannabis use: mental health in adults and young adults, pediatric autism, congenital anomalies, cancers, and aging. See below for a selection of Dr. Reece's work on cannabis and health and population harms.

Cannabis Genotoxicity - Damages DNA, Chromosomes

Cannabis, including CBD and marijuana is genotoxic, meaning it causes DNA or chromosomal damage. This damage can be passed down 3 or 4 generations. Cannabis blocks brain development. It also causes cancers and birth defects. Dr. Stuart Reece explains in more detail in this short video. Published on Citizens Against Legalizing Marijuana - CA

May 11, 20231 min read

Congenital Birth Defects Caused by Cannabis

This article summary was written by Dr. Stuart Reece and published on this site with Dr. Reece's permission. Minor edits were made for...

Oct 15, 20223 min read

Cannabis, Cannabidiol, Cannabinoids, and Multigenerational Policy

Studies in the U.S. and Europe confirm that: 1) 46/62 (U.S.) and 90/95 (Europe) congenital anomalies have a causal relationship to...

Sep 17, 20221 min read

Soft Thinking Will Not Do with the Known Neurotoxin and Thalidomide-like Genotoxin Cannabis

In this submission to the UK Parliament by Dr. Albert Stuart Reece , Dr. Reece concludes, "the combined exponentiation of neurotoxicity, genotoxicity and transgenerational transmission and particularly the multigenerational epigenomic effects make cannabis legalization not only foolhardy and the height of folly in terms of public health policy, but also completely and patently unsustainable and unsupportable from the point of view of responsible Government..." Dr. Reece notes

Apr 17, 20221 min read

Cannabis in ALL FORMS takes a Weed Whacker to Your Chromosomes - with Dr. Stuart Reece

Highlights: Cannabis, including CBD and hemp is cancer-causing and destroys genes. Cannabis genotoxicity is not controversial. It is known and accepted by the industry. Genotoxicity is expressed as: - Cancer - Birth Defects - Aging Epigenomic damage directly causes biological aging. Age-defining illnesses from cannabis include: - Reproductive toxicity in males and females - reduced fertility, etc. - Liver scaring and liver cirrhosis - Numerous cancers - Congenital anom

Jan 10, 20221 min read