Cannabis Conundrum

Team of researchers urges further study and evaluation of standards for medical use. Date: October 20, 2023 Source: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Summary: Cannabis use, even for medical purposes, could make some people sick due to harmful fungi that contaminate the plants. That is the finding of a recently published peer-reviewed journal article, whose authors recommend further

This just one individual and health care system crippling outcome of cannabis use is unstainable for any healthcare system, free or paid for. The cannabis lobby and industry continue to deflect, as does the cannabis user, at this growing endemic and the outrageous expense it is incurring on non-drug using tax-payers. See also: 2019 Hyperemesis

A new study from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark has discovered the chronic use of marijuana is linked to as much as a four-fold increase in risk for major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and associated psychosis. The news is significant given the rapid increase in US states permitting recreational use of the drug…Although many Americans view pot

T.H.C – The Human Consequences: Why legalisation is a public and personal health nightmare.

A look at the association between cannabis use and schizophrenia, as well as the need for comprehensive public health policies and education. September 25, 2023 Victor Ajluni, MD The increasing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use worldwide has underscored the need to understand its potential health implications. One area of significant concern is the association between cannabis use and

Cannabis use disorder and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort analysis of adults from Alberta, Canada Aim: To measure the association between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. Participants: We identified participants with CUD diagnosis codes and matched them to participants without CUD codes by gender, year of birth and time of

Cannabis-Involved Traffic Injury Emergency Department Visits After Cannabis Legalization and Commercialization JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(9):e2331551. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31551 Key Points Question  Have cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department visits changed after cannabis legalization and the subsequent commercialization of the cannabis retail market (ie, store and product expansion) in Ontario, Canada? Findings  In this cross-sectional study capturing 426 cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency

(Summary:  the following demographics should completely ABSTAIN from cannabis use: People aged 0-28 years of age (children and adolescents – developing brain) Pregnant women People with mental illness or vulnerable to such Drivers/Driving (one could also assume, anyone operating a vehicle of any kind) Whilst there are only some minor benefits from some cannabis derivatives,

Subtle but pervasive changes can occur between uses. Understanding THC’s interaction with the brain’s important natural cannabinoid chemistry and physiology will now make sense of the impact that overly frequent cannabis use has on the brain and mental functioning. Because THC stimulates our brain’s natural cannabinoid receptors (CB1) far more strongly and longer than the

 Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24(6), 5220; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065220 In recent years, Cannabis use/misuse for treating pregnancy-related symptoms and other chronic conditions has increased among pregnant women, favored by decriminalization and/or legalization of its recreational uses in addition to its easy accessibility. However, there is evidence that prenatal Cannabis exposure might have adverse consequences on pregnancy progression and a deleterious impact on proper