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Guest Editorial: The Association of Cannabis Potency with Adverse Psychiatric Effects of Cannabis

August 6, 2023 No Comments

By David A. Gorelick, MD, PhD, DLFAPA, FASAMDept. of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of MedicineEditor-in-Chief, Journal of Cannabis Research Cannabis potency, the content of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), usually expressed as the percentage of dry weight, has increased substantially worldwide over the past four decades [1]. This higher potency poses a risk of increased harms because

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Association of Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy With Cannabis Use Beliefs and Behaviors

July 6, 2023 No Comments

Question Are policies mandating warning signs regarding the harms of cannabis use during pregnancy associated with beliefs and behaviors? Findings This cross-sectional study used data from 2063 US-based survey respondents who were or had recently been pregnant and found that, among people who used cannabis during pregnancy, living in a state with a warning signs

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How Men’s Cannabis Use Could Affect Their Kids’ Health

November 4, 2022 No Comments

Decades of research have shown us how mothers’ consumption of marijuana during pregnancy can affect the health and development of their children. Fetal exposure to tetrahydrocannabinol (or THC, the active ingredient in marijuana) has been linked to lower birth weights and birth defects, higher aggression, and poorer attention in infants as well as impulse control,

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Self-reported marijuana use and cardiac arrhythmias (from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis)

October 28, 2022 No Comments

Marijuana use among all age groups has been increasing, including among older adults aged ≥65 years. There is a lack of epidemiologic data examining arrhythmia risk among users of marijuana. We evaluated cross-sectional associations between current and past marijuana smoking and arrhythmias among 1485 participants from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis who underwent extended ambulatory

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Stanford study links marijuana use to increased heart attack risk

October 26, 2022 No Comments

A robust new study led by researchers from Stanford University has found a strong association between increased risk of heart attack and regular marijuana use. The study indicates THC can trigger inflammation in blood vessel cells and the researchers call for medical marijuana users to be aware of potential cardiovascular risks. Published in the journal

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Bus driver ate pot gummies, passed out on I-95 in Stratford

October 21, 2022 No Comments

A Boston bus driver says he didn’t know the gummy candies he was snacking on while driving passengers home from a state casino were loaded with THC, the active ingredient in cannabis. But state police said that was no comfort to his 38 terrified passengers on their way home from a day at the Mohegan

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First Medical Textbook on Cannabis in Medicine

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