Source: Freeman, T. P., & Winstock, A. R. (2015). Examining the profile of high-potency cannabis and its association with severity of cannabis dependence. Psychological medicine, 45(15), 3181-3189. Abstract Background Cannabis use is decreasing in England and Wales, while demand for cannabis...

Source: Shollenbarger S, Thomas AM, Wade NE, Gruber SA, Tapert SF, Filbey FM and Lisdahl KM (2019). Intrinsic Frontolimbic Connectivity and Mood Symptoms in Young Adult Cannabis Users. Front. Public Health 7:311. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00311 Objective: The endocannbinoid system and cannabis...

Source: Smyth, B. P., O’Farrell, A., & Daly, A. (2019). Cannabis use and Associated Health Problems–What’s the Harm?. Irish medical journal, 112(9), 1000-1000. Abstract Aim Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Ireland. We sought to describe the changing pattern of cannabis use and...

Source: Leas EC, Nobles AL, Caputi TL, Dredze M, Smith DM, Ayers JW. Trends in Internet Searches for Cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States. JAMA Netw Open. Published online October 23, 20192(10):e1913853. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13853 Introduction Cannabidiol (CBD) is widely promoted as a...

Source: Dai H, Richter KP. A National Survey of Marijuana Use Among US Adults With Medical Conditions, 2016-2017. JAMA Netw Open. Published online September 20, 20192(9):e1911936. doi :10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.11936 Key Points Question What are the prevalence and patterns of marijuana use among...

Source: Bloomfield, M. A., Hindocha, C., Green, S. F., Wall, M. B., Lees, R., Petrilli, K., ... & Freeman, T. P. (2018). The neuropsychopharmacology of cannabis: a review of human imaging studies. Pharmacology & therapeutics. Abstract The laws governing cannabis are evolving worldwide and associated...

Source: van Draanen et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2019) 14:38 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-019-0224-3 Abstract Background: Public health and governmental organizations are expected to provide guidance to the public on emerging health issues in accessible formats. It is...

Source: https://www.who.int/medicines/access/controlled-substances/Section4.CannabisPlant.TherapeuticUse.pdf?ua=1 Extent of therapeutic use and epidemiology of medical use It is estimated that between 3% and 5% of the world’s population has tried cannabis for nonmedical reasons. Among users of...

Source: : Rehm J, Crépault JF, Fischer B. The devil is in the details! On regulating cannabis use in Canada based on public health criteria: Comment on “Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: review of potential economic, social, and health impacts.” Int J Health Policy Manag. 2017;6(3):173...

Source: Hall W (2006) The Mental Health Risks of Adolescent Cannabis Use. PLoS Med 3(2): e39. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030039 Since the early 1970s, when cannabis first began to be widely used [ 1], the proportion of young people who have used cannabis has steeply increased and the age...

Source: Whitehill JM, Harrington C, Lang CJ, Chary M, Bhutta WA, Burns MM. Incidence of Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Among Children and Teenagers Aged 0 to 19 Years Before and After Medical Marijuana Legalization in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. Published online August 16, 20192(8):e199456. doi:10...

Source: Marina Santiago, Shivani Sachdev, Jonathon C. Arnold, Iain S. McGregor, and Mark Connor.Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. http://doi.org/10.1089/can.2019.0016 Abstract Introduction: Compounds present in Cannabis sativa such as phytocannabinoids and terpenoids may act in concert to elicit...

Source: Zeiger et al. Journal of Cannabis Research (2019) 1:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-019-0006-9 Abstract Background There is a paucity of information regarding cannabis use behaviors in adult community-based athletes as most research in athletes has focused on misuse of cannabis in elite...

Source: Segura LE, Mauro CM, Levy NS, et al. Association of US Medical Marijuana Laws With Nonmedical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. Published online July 17, 20192(7):e197216. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.7216 Key Points Question Is enactment of...

Source: Schwabe, A. L., & McGlaughlin, M. E. (2019). Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain reliability in Cannabis sativa: Implications for a budding industry. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 3. Abstract Background Unlike other plants, Cannabis sativa is excluded from regulation by the...

Source: Yeung, A. W. K., Tzvetkov, N. T., Arkells, N., Milella, L., Stankiewicz, A. M., Huminiecki, Ł., ... & Atanasov, A. G. (2019). Molecular neuroscience at its “high”: bibliometric analysis of the most cited papers on endocannabinoid system, cannabis and cannabinoids. Journal of Cannabis...

Source: Kumar, N., Puljević, C., Ferris, J., Winstock, A., & Barratt, M. J. (2019). Cannabis use patterns at the dawn of US cannabis reform. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 5. Abstract In the United States (US), three in 10 cannabis users develop cannabis use disorder (CUD). Usage patterns in...

Source: Peters, T., & Foust, C. (2019). High school student cannabis use and perceptions towards cannabis in southcentral Colorado–comparing communities that permit recreational dispensaries and communities that do not. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 2. Abstract Currently, with the legalization...

Source: Kowitt SD, Osman A, Meernik C, et al. Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA. BMJ Open 2019;9:e028535. doi : 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028535 Abstract Objective Previous research suggests that some adolescents are...