Between 20 percent and one-third of older adults who consume CBD-dominant cannabis products for medical purposes reduce their use of prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, according to data published in the journal Drugs & Aging. A team of Canadian researchers assessed marijuana consumption patterns in a cohort of nearly 10,000 patients ages 65 and older over a six-year period. … Continue reading Study: Use of CBD-Dominant Cannabis Associated with Reduced Prescription Drug Use Among Some Older Adults
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The inhalation of CBD-dominant cannabis flowers does not influence subjects’ reaction time, concentration, balance, time perception, or other skills associated with driving ability, according to data published in the journal Forensic Sciences Research. A team of Swiss researchers assessed the influence of either CBD-dominant cannabis (16.6 percent CBD and 0.9 percent THC) or placebo on a variety of … Continue reading Study: Inhalation of CBD-Dominant Cannabis Does Not Negatively Influence Fitness to Drive
The popularity of unregulated products containing delta-8 THC is far greater in states where cannabis is illegal than it is in jurisdictions where it has been legalized, according to an analysis published in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego analyzed Internet users’ interest in delta-8 THC products in all 50 … Continue reading Analysis: Public Interest in Delta-8 Products Rising in States Where Cannabis Remains Criminalized
Surgery patients with a history of moderate cannabis use are no more likely to experience adverse perioperative outcomes than are those with no history of use, according to data presented at the 2021 Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Canadian researchers assessed surgical outcomes among a cohort of cannabis users and non-users at a … Continue reading Analysis: Cannabis Use Not Associated with Increased Risk of Adverse Perioperative Outcomes
A significant percentage of health care practitioners possess only limited knowledge about the use and efficacy of medical cannabis, according to survey data published in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. A team of investigators affiliated with the Oregon Health & Science University surveyed 178 health care professionals (physicians, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners) attending … Continue reading Survey: Many Health Care Professionals Possess a “Poor” Understanding of Cannabis Use for Medical Purposes
Nearly three years following the passage of federal legislation legalizing hemp production, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to promulgate rules regulating the marketing and sale of commercial products containing hemp-derived CBD. Speaking last month at the National Industrial Hemp Business Summit in Washington, DC, FDA representative Gail Sipes said that the … Continue reading FDA: No Regulations on OTC CBD Products Forthcoming
Women who frequently consume cannabis are less likely to be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, according to data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers at Texas A&M University assessed the relationship between cannabis use and diabetes in a nationally representative sample of over 15,000 adults. They reported that women who were frequent cannabis consumers were less … Continue reading Analysis: Frequent Cannabis Use Associated with Lower Incidences of Diabetes Among Women
The use of cannabis is associated with a decreased risk of Helicobacter Pylori infection (HPI) – a bacterial stomach infection that can be associated with abdominal pain, weight loss, and ulcers. HPI is relatively common in adults worldwide, though many people with it do not experience severe symptoms. A team of investigators from the United States and Canada assessed the … Continue reading Study: Cannabis Use History Inversely Associated with Common Stomach Infection
Subjects who consume cannabis flowers containing nearly equal percentages of THC and CBD are less likely to report experiencing either anxiety or other adverse effects, according to data published in the journal Addiction Biology. A team of investigators associated with the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus examined the subjective effects associated with the inhalation of cannabis flowers … Continue reading Study: Use of Cannabis Flowers with Nearly Equal Ratios of THC and CBD Associated with Greater Overall Subjective Effects
The adjunctive use of CBD is associated with a reduction in patients’ use of antipsychotic medicines, according to placebo-controlled trial data published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. An international team of researchers from Canada, Switzerland, and Germany assessed the use of CBD cigarettes versus placebo in a cohort of acutely psychotic patients with schizophrenia or other psychotic … Continue reading Clinical Trial: CBD Cigarettes Associated with Reductions in Antipsychotic Medications in Patients with Schizophrenia
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