Cannabis Conundrum

Cannabis Harms: An Overview of the Known Neurotoxicity and Thalidomide-like Genotoxicity of Cannabis. View PDF

by University of Bath Researchers from the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the University of Bath (UK) have systematically analyzed the relationship between the types of cannabis people use and their addiction and mental health problems. Their work draws on 20 studies involving almost 120,000 people. After alcohol and nicotine, cannabis is the most widely used drug

Genetic impact of cannabis on in utero life and subsequent generational harms. Of major concern is the rising Community Cannabis Exposure (CCE) impacting exponential cannabinoid genotoxic dose-response relationships. CCE should be carefully restricted to protect the food chain, the genome, and the epigenome of coming generations  Click Here for PDF

“Our research demonstrates that cannabis use in the general population is associated with heightened risk of clinically serious negative outcomes, specifically, needing to present to the ED [emergency department] or be admitted to hospital,”  Cannabis users were 22 percent more likely than those who don’t use to land in the emergency room or become hospitalized

This paper has some of the Latest US study for 2022. (Executive Summary) A difference-in-means test demonstrates that cannabis use is higher among all age groups in more highly permissive states, with 47 percent more monthly cannabis use among adolescents (ages 12-17) and 81 percent more monthly cannabis use among young adults (ages 18-25) in

Delta 8 THC Causing Cancer – Epidemiology of Δ8THC-Related Carcinogenesis in USA: A Panel Regression and Causal Inferential Study From the Abstract Results indicate that between 8 and 20/34 cancer types were associated with Δ8THC exposure, with very high effect sizes (mEVs) and marginal effects after adjustment exceeding tobacco and alcohol, fulfilling the epidemiological criteria of causality

  Epidemiological association of cannabinoid- and drug- exposures and sociodemographic factors with limb reduction defects across USA 1989–2016: A geotemporospatial study Introduction: Limb reductions (LR) are rare and dramatic defects which were first described several thousand years ago in the literature of antiquity (Bermejo-Sanchez et al., 2011b, 2011a). More recently they received prominence as the hallmark and initial indication

ASD is the commonest form of cannabis-associated clinical teratology. Using two independent datasets and two categorization methods we confirmed that medical, decriminalized and legal cannabis regimes are associated with higher rates of ASD than illegal ones. View PDF

Abstract Introduction: Cannabis is commonly used for its medicinal and therapeutic benefits and is also widely used as a recreational drug. Cannabis use has been increasing in Canada, including among Canadian women of reproductive age. Post-legalization, further increases in cannabis use are expected due to increased availability and lowered perceptions of harm. Although cannabinoids are well