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Mortality Up for Individuals Who Need Hospital-Based Care for Cannabis Addiction
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Individuals who require hospital-based care for cannabis use disorder (CUD) have an increased risk for premature death, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in...
Pain Linked to Increased Odds of Cigarette, Cannabis Use in Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Among cancer survivors, pain is associated with an increased likelihood of cigarette smoking and cannabis use, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in Cancer....
Increase Seen in Cases of Schizophrenia Linked to Cannabis Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – The proportion of incident cases of schizophrenia associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD) almost tripled from the prelegalization to legalization of nonmedical cannabis...
Study Links Heavy Cannabis Use To Higher Death Risk, Psychosis
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Heavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published in JAMA Network Open. People diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD)...
Weed Use Tied To Increase in Schizophrenia
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 – Schizophrenia cases associated with problematic weed use have skyrocketed in the wake of Canada's legalization of marijuana, a new study says. The proportion of...
Heavy Cannabis Use May Lower Brain Activation on Working Memory Task
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2025 – Lifetime history of heavy cannabis use is associated with lower brain activation on working memory tasks among young adults, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in...
Heavy Weed Use Affects Young Adults' Short-Term Memory
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests. MRI scans showed less brain...
Child Urinary Cannabinoids Elevated With In-Home Cannabis Smoking
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – In-home cannabis smoking is associated with significantly increased odds of child exposure to cannabis smoke, as assessed by urinary cannabinoid biomarkers, according to a...
Medical Use of Cannabis Tied to Higher Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder
THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 – Adults aged 18 to 49 years reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical cannabis use may have a higher prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) than those reporting...
Medical Weed Users At Risk for Addiction
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2025 – People using weed for medical purposes are as likely – or more – to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were mo...
Odds of Opioid Misuse Lower in States With Medical Cannabis Laws
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 – For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical cannabis legalization (MCL), according to a study...
Medical Cannabis Laws Linked to Increase in Cannabis Use Disorders
MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Medical cannabis laws (MCLs) are associated with increased cannabis use disorder (CUD) and cannabis poisoning, while recreational cannabis laws (RCLs) are associated with...
Recent Decade Saw Drop in Marijuana Use in U.S. Adolescents
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – There were significant declines in self-reported marijuana use among U.S. adolescents in 2021 compared with 2011, according to a study published online Oct. 15 in Pediatric...
Florida Fails to Pass Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida failed on Tuesday. While 55.9% of Florida voters backed the proposed amendment, it...
Recreational Cannabis Legalization Tied to Higher Prenatal Use
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 – The implementation of recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in California was associated with an increase in prenatal cannabis use, according to a study published online...
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