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Tag: cannabis

September 8, 2023
Pharmacology

Ontario study finds that driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal

June 19, 2023
General information

Ottawa Public Health calls for graphic warnings, ‘not for kids’ label on cannabis packages

May 24, 2023
Obstetrics

Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy

December 13, 2022
General information

Case report from 2012 of a man with stiff person syndrome showing improvement after using THC-CBD spray now referenced in the media in refence to Celine Dion. Nothing conclusive in this N=1 report.

December 12, 2022
Lung/Respiratory Disease

Chest CT findings in cannabis smokers demonstrates similar lung disease changes akin to smoking tobacco.

December 5, 2022
Clinical Research

Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.

November 18, 2022
Lung/Respiratory Disease

Chest CT study reports emphysema rates greater in cannabis smokers compared to cigarette smokers. Further investigation required to confirm findings.

September 2, 2022
Addiction

Observational design, limited study duration of three months use, variable dosing, self reporting bias, lack of feedback from family/friends about subject’s cannabis use limit conclusion that they are no more likely to lack motivation than non-users.

August 26, 2022
Epidemiology

Why do edible cannabis products have to look like candy or other treats? Hospitalization rates for accidental cannabis poisoning in kids increased two times more in provinces that legalized edibles: study

January 20, 2020
Obstetrics

Rodent model that shares the same human enzymatic glucose transport pathways to transfer glucose from the placenta to the fetal circulation demonstrates that cannabis exposure during gestation blocks this pathway and negatively impacts fetal growth.

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