Source: https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/Section4.CannabisPlant.TherapeuticUse.pdf?ua=1 Extent of therapeutic use and epidemiology of medical use It is estimated that between 3% and 5% of the world’s population has tried cannabis for nonmedical reasons. Among users of...

Source: : Rehm J, Crépault JF, Fischer B. The devil is in the details! On regulating cannabis use in Canada based on public health criteria: Comment on “Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: review of potential economic, social, and health impacts.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017;6(3):173...

Source: Hall W (2006) The Mental Health Risks of Adolescent Cannabis Use. PLoS Med 3(2): e39. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030039 Since the early 1970s, when cannabis first began to be widely used [1], the proportion of young people who have used cannabis has steeply increased and the age...

Source: Whitehill JM, Harrington C, Lang CJ, Chary M, Bhutta WA, Burns MM. Incidence of Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Among Children and Teenagers Aged 0 to 19 Years Before and After Medical Marijuana Legalization in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. Published online August 16, 20192(8):e199456. doi:10...

Source: Marina Santiago, Shivani Sachdev, Jonathon C. Arnold, Iain S. McGregor, and Mark Connor.Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.http://doi.org/10.1089/can.2019.0016 Abstract Introduction: Compounds present in Cannabis sativa such as phytocannabinoids and terpenoids may act in concert to elicit...

Source: Zeiger et al. Journal of Cannabis Research (2019) 1:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-019-0006-9 Abstract Background There is a paucity of information regarding cannabis use behaviors in adult community-based athletes as most research in athletes has focused on misuse of cannabis in elite...

Source: Segura LE, Mauro CM, Levy NS, et al. Association of US Medical Marijuana Laws With Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. Published online July 17, 20192(7):e197216. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7216 Key Points Question Is enactment of...

Source: Schwabe, A. L., & McGlaughlin, M. E. (2019). Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain reliability in Cannabis sativa: Implications for a budding industry. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 3. Abstract Background Unlike other plants, Cannabis sativa is excluded from regulation by the...

Source: Yeung, A. W. K., Tzvetkov, N. T., Arkells, N., Milella, L., Stankiewicz, A. M., Huminiecki, Ł., ... & Atanasov, A. G. (2019). Molecular neuroscience at its “high”: bibliometric analysis of the most cited papers on endocannabinoid system, cannabis and cannabinoids. Journal of Cannabis...

Source: Kumar, N., Puljević, C., Ferris, J., Winstock, A., & Barratt, M. J. (2019). Cannabis use patterns at the dawn of US cannabis reform. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 5. Abstract In the United States (US), three in 10 cannabis users develop cannabis use disorder (CUD). Usage patterns in...

Source: Peters, T., & Foust, C. (2019). High school student cannabis use and perceptions towards cannabis in southcentral Colorado–comparing communities that permit recreational dispensaries and communities that do not. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 2. Abstract Currently, with the legalization...

Source: Kowitt SD, Osman A, Meernik C, et al. Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA. BMJ Open 2019;9:e028535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028535 Abstract Objective Previous research suggests that some adolescents are...

Source: Delling FN, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, et al. Does cannabis legalisation change healthcare utilisation? A population-based study using the healthcare cost and utilisation project in Colorado, USA. BMJ Open 2019;9:e027432. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027432 Abstract Objective To assess the...

Source: Arkell, T.R., Lintzeris, N., Kevin, R.C. et al. Psychopharmacology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05246-8 Abstract Background The main psychoactive component of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can impair driving performance. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating...

Source: Filbey, F. M., McQueeny, T., Kadamangudi, S., Bice, C., & Ketcherside, A. (2015). Combined effects of marijuana and nicotine on memory performance and hippocampal volume. Behavioural brain research, 293, 46-53. Highlights Examined drug effects of tobacco, marijuana and combined marijuana +...

Source: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30048-3 Summary Background Cannabis use is associated with increased risk of later psychotic disorder but whether it affects incidence of the disorder remains unclear. We aimed to identify patterns of cannabis use with the strongest effect on odds...

This report was prepared by the Marijuana Health Monitoring and Research Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on behalf of the Retail Marijuana Public Health Advisory Committee. The complete report, including all data and literature review findings, is now presented as...

El artículo "Exposición no intencional a cannabis en niños en el marco de la regulación del mercado en Uruguay. Reporte de casos asistidos en el Departamento de Emergencia del Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell entre marzo y junio de 2017" se publicó en la revista Archivos de Pediatría del Uruguay...