TY - JOUR T1 - Fool’s gold: diseased marijuana and cannabis hyperemesis syndrome JF - Journal of Investigative Medicine JO - J Investig Med SP - 1063 LP - 1064 DO - 10.1136/jim-2021-001980 VL - 69 IS - 5 AU - Oscar Armando Dorantes Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://hw-f5-jim.highwire.org/content/69/5/1063.abstract N2 - Dear Editor,I am writing in response to the article by Gajendran et al 1 and the editorial by Ron Shay, 'Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome: the conundrum is here to stay'.2 As an emic cultural investigator (anthropologist) and from my vantage point, the problem of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome could easily go away just as quickly as it has appeared. There is a large disconnect between the professional medical community and the marijuana subculture. The majority of the latter are somewhat in denial that cannabis is the cause of this condition and, on the flip side, doctors feel strongly about their conclusions. Perhaps both can be right, because in the marijuana subculture community there are two types of marijuana: 'the sticky, skunky weed' or the 'the bunk weed', 'the dank or the regs' or otherwise viewed as the 'good stuff versus not good stuff'. Were any of the samples of consumed marijuana analyzed during the marijuana hyperemesis diagnosis, as presented in Gajendran et al's paper? Examining the marijuana consumed may help to understand the … ER -