Tag: Marijuana
FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements
How to regulate CBD supplements has become a pressing public health concern as the popularity of CBD supplements has exploded in the United States
Cannabis Legalization Tied to Increases in Pediatric Asthma
Increases seen compared with states where neither recreational nor medical legalization has occurred
Three in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Use Cannabis to Manage Condition
More than half using cannabis as a treatment for chronic pain report substituting cannabis in place of other pain medications
Recommendations Developed Relating to Cannabis Use Before Surgery
Universal screening for cannabinoids recommended before surgery; elective surgery should be postponed in some cases
Lower Levels of Adolescent Cannabis, Vaping During Pandemic Persisted to 2022
Reduced levels of teen cannabis use and nicotine vaping seen during pandemic continued, while alcohol use returned to prepandemic level
Poison Center Calls for Youth Up for Marijuana
Adolescent cannabis abuse increased 245 percent since 2000, especially for edible products
Legalization of Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients
Reduction seen in rate of one or more opioid days and in the rate of one or more pain-related hospital events
Airway Inflammation, Emphysema More Common in Marijuana Smokers
In age-matched analysis, marijuana smokers had higher rates of bronchial thickening, bronchiectasis, mucoid impaction than tobacco-only smokers
ASA: Preoperative Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Pain After Surgery
However, no significant differences seen in opioid use postoperatively between cannabis users and nonusers
Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Linked to Psychopathology in Early Teens
PCE significantly linked to persisting vulnerability to psychopathology, with no change in associations by age
