In the past 10 years, the percentage of Americans who use medical marijuana has more than doubled as state-level legalization becomes increasingly common. But despite its prevalence as a medication, the full health effects ...
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Research led by the Bruyère Research Institute, Canada, has looked into cannabis-related hospitalization rates before and after cannabis legalization in Canada.
Australian patients with chronic health issues prescribed medical cannabis showed significant improvements in overall health-related quality of life and fatigue in the first three months of use, along with improvements in ...
Sep 6, 2023
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Research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health detected significant levels of metals in the blood and urine among marijuana users, concluding that marijuana may be an important and under-recognized ...
Aug 30, 2023
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A new study from the University of Illinois Chicago has used death certificate data to compare mortality rates in states that legalized recreational cannabis dispensaries with states that only provided access to medical cannabis. ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Legalizing recreational cannabis at the state level does not increase substance use disorders or use of other illicit drugs among adults and, in fact, may reduce alcohol-related problems, according to new CU Boulder research.
Jan 26, 2023
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A new study urges that state and federal regulators need to take a closer look at health and safety risks of the growing medicinal and recreational cannabis market.
Sep 14, 2022
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Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according to a new systematic evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University.
Jun 6, 2022
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Obtaining a medical marijuana card (MMC) to use cannabis products to treat pain, anxiety, or depression symptoms led to the onset of cannabis use disorder (CUD) in a significant minority of individuals while failing to improve ...
Mar 18, 2022
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The steady rise in the use of cannabis—18 states have legalized recreational use, 13 have decriminalized its use and 36 have medical cannabis laws—has provoked myriad questions and concerns about public health implications, ...
Jan 31, 2022
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