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Newest firstHighlights What are the main findings? Anxiety is prevalent in both recreational and medical cannabis users with both groups endorsing clinically significant anxiety levels.Qualitative analyses revealed the anxiolytic and anxiogenic experiences of anxiety extended beyond traditional binary diagnostic categories and supports the use of the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework as a valuable approach for underst…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background: The illegal status of recreational cannabis (RC) is often considered a barrier to its use. RC was partially legalized in Germany in 2024. This study investigated whether attitudes towards cannabis were different in patients surveyed after recreational cannabis legalization (RCL), compared with patients surveyed before RCL. Method: In 2022 (pre-RCL) and 2024/2025 (post-RCL), patients without psychosis a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Aims To identify variation in identification of medical consumers using alternative self-reported measures and assess whether differences in these rates exist across jurisdictions with different medical policy approaches using evidence from an international study on cannabis use. Design Secondary analysis of wave 4 (2021) of the International Cannabis Policy Study (ICPS) cross-sectional survey. Setting United Stat…
Background There has been a precipitous decline in authorizations for medical cannabis since non-medical cannabis was legalized in Canada in 2018. This study examines the demographic and health- and medical cannabis-related factors associated with authorization as well as the differences in medical cannabis use, side effects, and sources of medical cannabis and information by authorization status. Methods Individu…
Background Lebanon remains as one of the major sources of cannabis worldwide. In 2020, its government passed a legislation enabling the cultivation of local medicinal cannabis. This first study following the legislative change examines the overlapping use of cannabis for recreational/medicinal purposes and characteristics of the distinct cannabis user types. Methods A total of 1230 young adults (18-24 years) fille…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background In the USA, an increasing number of states have legalized commercial recreational cannabis markets, allowing a private industry to sell cannabis to those 21 and older at retail locations known as dispensaries. Research on tobacco and alcohol suggests this new industry will use aggressive marketing tactics to attract new users and promote greater intensity of use. Of concern is that cannabis company adve…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Studies investigating the association between cannabis use and physical activity have had mixed results. This study provided a population-based assessment while determining how the relationship is affected by variables such as cannabis legalization status and chronic medical conditions. Methods Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data were used to evaluate the association between cannabis u…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The consumption of recreational and medicinal cannabis in the United States continues to increase. Understanding the effects of cannabis in patients undergoing elective primary breast augmentation (EPBA) is of paramount importance with the expanding rates of reported cannabis consumption. Objectives This study aims to analyze the peri-operative impact of cannabis use in conjunction with EPBA in a single…
BackgroundRecreational and medicinal use of cannabis is topical in the light of more permissive legislation regarding the substance worldwide.AimThe primary purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes that final-year medical students at the University of Pretoria (UP) hold about recreational and medicinal use of cannabis, as well as determining if they feel they are being adequately trained in this regard.…
BackgroundIn the US and Israel, non-medical (‘recreational’) cannabis use is illegal at the national level; however, use rates are high and decriminalization and legalization is spreading. Thus, theory-based intervention efforts, especially for youth prevention, are crucial.MethodsThis mixed-methods study of adults in the US (n = 1,128) and Israel (n = 1,094) analyzed: 1) cross-sectional survey data (Fall 2021) to…
Background: Cannabis is the main illicit psychoactive substance used in French childbearing women and very few data are available about adverse events (AEs) related to its use during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between recreational cannabis use during pregnancy and adverse outcomes from a real-world clinical data warehouse. Methods: Data from the Poitiers University Hospital wa…
Introduction There is considerable effort in legalizing recreational use of cannabis globally. The successful implementation of a program of regulated access to recreational cannabis (PRAC) depends on the consumers' engagement. The aim of this study was to examine the acceptability of twelve different regulatory aspects by cannabis users including those obtaining cannabis from the illicit market and vulnerable pop…
Open article record in new tab ↗Concomitant use of cannabis with other drugs may lead to cannabis-drug interactions, mainly due to the pharmacokinetic mechanism involving the family of CYP450 isoenzymes. This narrative systematic review aimed to systematize the available information regarding clinical relevance of cannabis-drug interactions. We utilized the PubMed/Medline database for this systematic review, using the terms drug interactions and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective Cannabis is increasingly used for medical purposes, particularly in countries like Canada where cannabis was recently legalized for recreational use. We aimed to assess self-medication with cannabis post-cannabis legalization among adults in the Canadian province of Quebec. Methods This is a cross-sectional online survey of a self-selected convenience sample conducted in Quebec, Canada, from November 202…
Open article record in new tab ↗We studied the role of worldviews in the endorsement of proposals for the legalisation of recreational cannabis. Drawing on literature on generalised belief structures, we developed categorical measures for five worldviews drawing on commonalities in the typologies reviewed (Orthodox, Localised, Reward, Pragmatist, and Survivor). We proceeded to study the relative influence of worldviews in support of a range of i…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Differences in access to medical versus recreational cannabis outlets and their associations with intentions to use cannabis have not yet been examined among young adults. This study compares the associations between densities of medical versus recreational cannabis outlets and young adults' intentions to use cannabis, electronic cigarettes, and cannabis mixed with tobacco/nicotine products. Racial/ethn…
Background Terpenes contribute to the pharmacology, efficacy, aroma, and flavor of cannabis inflorescence, improving the experience for medical and recreational users. Terpenes are inherently volatile, resulting in the loss of terpene content as inflorescence ages. A method to establish and/or maintain a desired terpene content of cannabis inflorescence is needed. A novel packaging method was investigated for the…
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