The use of either herbal cannabis or medicines containing plant-derived cannabinoids is associated with significant reductions in patients’ neuropathic pain, according to a review of placebo-controlled clinical trial data published in the Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Researchers with the University of Southern California reviewed data from 17 placebo-controlled clinical trials involving 861 neuropathic pain patients. … Continue reading Analysis: Plant-Derived Cannabinoids Provide Relief from Neuropathic Pain
Police officers may not engage in the warrantless search of a vehicle based solely upon the smell of marijuana, according to a determination by the state’s Supreme Court. The majority ruled that law enforcement cannot infer criminal activity from the odor of marijuana because medical cannabis can legally be possessed by authorized patients under state … Continue reading Pennsylvania: Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Grounds for a Warrantless Search
More than a quarter of patients diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease report having used cannabis therapeutically, according to survey data published in the Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. A team of investigators affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine surveyed IBD patients about their use of medical marijuana. Medical cannabis products are legal in Puerto Rico for … Continue reading Survey: IBD Patients Frequently Report Using Medical Cannabis
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
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
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