Highlights from Petrie-Flom Center Discussion on Neuroscience and Cannabis
The legalization of cannabis has raised ethical, regulatory, and scientific questions, which panelists discussed at a Petrie-Flom Center webinar.
Neuroscience
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While moving too quickly with new technologies carries ethical and societal risks, moving too slowly could leave vulnerable people behind.
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What obligations do researchers have to disclose potentially life-altering incidental findings as they happen in real time?
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Obtaining voluntary competent informed consent is a critical aspect to conducting ethical deep phenotyping research.
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It is important to respect the wishes of the various parties involved when describing patients with potentially stigmatizing diagnoses.
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What data may be considered “actionable” for the physician to disclose to the patient, and how might this be done?
