Cannabis edibles are triggering poisonings among older users
The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses.
May 21, 2024
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The legalization of cannabis and the popularity of its edible versions is having an unexpected effect: More seniors landing in emergency departments with overdoses.
May 21, 2024
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High schoolers who perceive that their parents, siblings or friends use marijuana were much more likely to use marijuana themselves—but no more so after cannabis was legalized in the commonwealth in 2016, according to University ...
Nov 20, 2023
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A recent study has found that Oregon middle school students received office discipline referrals (ODRs) for substance use offenses 30% more often after legalization of recreational marijuana relative to comparison schools ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Given the increasing trend toward legalizing marijuana in many states, there is growing concern that underage youth may find the drug easier to access. In fact, a recent study reported in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol ...
Oct 16, 2023
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Researchers from the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, Lake Success, have looked into age verification procedures and the potential for underage youth access to online marijuana dispensaries ...
Cannabis use disorder is a very real problem for a significant percentage of people who use marijuana, new research suggests.
Aug 30, 2023
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Shawn Blymiller spent 10 years of feeling mostly numbed while prescribed traditional anti-depressants, trudging through his day-to-day life as a suburban Salt Lake City father of two kids balancing the obligations of family ...
Feb 16, 2023
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Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study published online Dec. ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Beyond the avalanche of state abortion measures and national worries about inflation and the future of democracy, voters decided critical ballot measures that charted the influence of states over health care.
Nov 10, 2022
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Folks who regularly use weed could be in for a rocky road if they ever require major surgery, a new study reports.
Oct 24, 2022
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