Cannabis as Medicine

Taking medical cannabis for chronic pain linked to increased risk of arrhythmia People taking medical cannabis for chronic pain have a slightly increased risk of arrhythmia, according to research published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday). Arrhythmia is when the heart beats too slowly, too quickly or irregularly. It includes conditions like atrial fibrillation. Recreational use […]

Researchers say they looked at 9,000 pregnancies and concluded cannabis is associated with a number of unhealthy pregnancy outcomes. They noted that they used testing rather than self-reporting, as in other studies, because of the amount of contradictory information about cannabis’ effect on pregnancies. The researchers concluded that exposure to cannabis was associated with a

Continuing clinical research on Cannabis and Pain Management (not placebo induced anecdata) are consistently finding cannabis for pain management of little to no value. Concerningly, is that the growing number of negative side-effects from cannabinoid use that are being ignored in this pursuit of the ‘I feel better, so I must be better’, vote for

Oral cannabidiol (CBD) as add-on to paracetamol for painful chronic osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. View PDF Background: Painful knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is common, pharmacological treatment, however, is often hampered by limited tolerability. Cannabidiol, which preclinically showed anti-inflammatory, analgesic activity, could supplement established analgesics, but robust clinical trials are lacking. The aim of our study was to investigate the

Researchers examined cannabis use among heroin users over a 20-year period. With cannabis marketing propaganda proliferating in the commercialized settings, it’s no wonder nearly 44% of US adults think marijuana is safer than tobacco.  People with heroin dependency don’t use less of that drug if they start also using cannabis, according to a new study.

Abstract Context: Cannabis use among the general population has increased over time, in part due to decriminalization of use and greater social acceptance of cannabis use. These changes have contributed to increased availability of cannabis products, thus raising the likelihood that a subset of adolescent and young adult athletes will use cannabis. Therefore, it is imperative

Marijuana affects many parts of the body. These effects can impact your surgery through the following ways: Respiration: Marijuana affects the airways making it harder to place a breathing tube for anesthesia. Marijuana also affects the lungs and can cause wheezing, coughing, and chronic bronchitis. Cardiac effects: Marijuana affects heart rate and blood pressure and

Published: October 18, 202 3DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2023.10.009 Highlights CBD products may have varying amounts of CBD, varying from none to much more than advertised. CBD products may contain other chemicals than CBD, some of which may be harmful. 16 RCTs for pain used pharmaceutical CBD in oral, buccal/sublingual, and topical forms. 15 of the 16 RCTs were