Many Think Marijuana Causes Little to No Harm, Study Finds “In Colorado, the whole campaign to legalize was that marijuana is not as harmful as alcohol,” Roffman noted. He said it’s possible that, as a result, many people could “come to the conclusion that if attitudes change and laws change maybe there is nothing to
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A cross-sectional study of the relationship between frequency of cannabis use and psychiatric symptoms among people seeking mental health and addiction services in Nova Scotia (2019-21) Abstract – Background: Cannabis use may be a modifiable risk factor for mental health problems; however, the role of cannabis use frequency in population seeking mental health and addiction services
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Marijuana edible-related poison control calls among children 0-12 increased 3,311% from 2016 to 2022 According to data from America’s Poison Centers, from 2016 to 2022, marijuana edible-related poison control calls among children aged 0-12 years old increased 3,311%: 2016: 187 calls 2017: 343 calls 2018: 816 calls 2019: 1,364 calls 2020: 3,132 calls 2021: 4,354 calls
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Cannabis and Driving in Older Adults Question: What is the association between retail cannabis available to the consumer, driving, and associated blood tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in people over 65 years of age? Findings: In this cohort study, 31 regular users of cannabis aged 65 to 79 years chose on average high potency (18.74% THC) THC-dominant
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To examine the association between co-use of commercial tobacco product (hereafter referred to as tobacco) and cannabis with educational outcomes among high school students. Results: Current co-use of tobacco and cannabis was more than double the use of only tobacco (3.7% vs 1.7%) and similar to only cannabis (3.7%). Almost 18% of students reported absenteeism. Compared
50+ peer-reviewed studies from all 50 States in the US (325 million pop.) and 27 EU countries (511million pop.) published 2021-23 have verified what had been known from in vitro and in vivo studies for decades, that cannabis is genotoxic, carcinogenic and teratogenic. These studies now verify that cannabis is causal in: 33 cancer types
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Question: What is the risk of developing schizophrenia spectrum disorder following an emergency department (ED) visit caused by substance use with and without psychosis? Findings: In this cohort study of 9.8 million people, individuals with an ED visit for substance-induced psychosis or substance use without psychosis were at increased risk of developing schizophrenia spectrum disorder within 3
A study by McLean Hospital’s Mary Kathryn Dahlgren, PhD, Staci Gruber, PhD, and their team from McLean’s Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core and the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program, has found that recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when users are not intoxicated by marijuana. Published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, the study “Recreational Cannabis Use
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“Global researchers are saying that today’s cannabis, is the singular most important link to youth mental health illness epidemic we have in this country.” [USA] Marijuana companies are using the same manipulative tactics used by tobacco companies of the past. In fact, it’s the same exact playbook: advertising the product as medicine, using child-like messaging, and
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