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The legalisation of cannabis has swept across North America, with Canada, and many U.S states and provinces embracing it’s not only it’s ‘medicinal’ offerings but also recreational use and particularly in the deceptively benign offerings of cannabis edibles. While these growing permission models seem ‘progressive’, the shift has convinced many older adults to open the […]

An article from Medium examines the impact of parental drinking habits on children. It highlights that children are highly observant and can be influenced by their parents’ behaviour, including their alcohol consumption. The piece cites studies showing that children who grow up in households where drinking is frequent are more likely to develop similar habits

Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes After Combined Prenatal Cannabis and Nicotine Exposure Key Points Question:  Is in utero exposure to cannabis and nicotine in combination associated with greater adverse outcomes than exposure to either substance alone during pregnancy? Findings: In this population-based cohort study of more than 3.1 million pregnant individuals, combined use of cannabis and

Published in Neurology Journal Scan / Research · June 29, 2024 Epilepsia TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Cannabidiol-enriched oil (CBDO) can reduce the risk of seizures in some patients with drug-resistant epilepsy but may worsen seizure control in others. In this study involving 19 patients treated with ≈260-mg CBDO and ≈12-mg THC daily, pre- and post-treatment evaluations for seizures, gait, cognition, mood, sleep, and

Age-dependent association of cannabis use with risk of psychotic disorder Abstract Background: Epidemiologic research suggests that youth cannabis use is associated with psychotic disorders. However, current evidence is based heavily on 20th-century data when cannabis was substantially less potent than today. Discussion: We found that cannabis use, compared to no cannabis use, was associated with

Prenatal exposure to alcohol and its impact on reward processing and substance use in adulthood …this is the first study demonstrating that even moderate levels of alcohol drinking during pregnancy have long-lasting effects on brain function and risk of cannabis use in the offspring. Therefore, our study has critical implications for public health messaging on

With a growing voice for greater permission for illicit substance use in some cultures and entrenched addiction for profit industries like Big Alcohol and Big Cannabis, where should the policy priorities lie? View PDF

Psychosis is an increasing risk of today’s strong marijuana. KEY POINTS Young adults and teens can develop an addiction to weed and become psychotic. Many people don’t know that regular marijuana use may carry serious health risks, especially for the young. No medication is FDA-approved for treating cannabis use disorder. One cannabis-induced psychotic episode ups