Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study
Background Interest in the use of cannabis and cannabinoids to treat chronic non-cancer pain is increasing, because of their potential to reduce opioid dose requirements. We aimed to investigate cannabis [...]
Marijuana addiction is real, and rising
By CHRISTINE VESTAL | Tribune News Service SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The fact [...]
The side effects of legalizing pot
By ERROL LOUIS President Ronald Reagan often told a joke about a psychologist who takes a little boy into a room that is piled to the ceiling with manure. To the [...]
Planting the seed for marijuana use: Changes in exposure to medical marijuana advertising and subsequent adolescent marijuana use, cognitions, and consequences over seven years
Highlights •Many adolescents are exposed to medical marijuana (MM) advertising. •MM advertising exposure may contribute to increased marijuana use and consequences. •Regulations for marijuana advertising are needed, similar to tobacco [...]
Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight
By Martin Kaste On a big-sky plateau on the eastern slope of the Cascades, a 10-acre parcel of land has been trashed by illicit pot farmers. Abandoned equipment rusts and [...]
Director of drug abuse institute offers words of caution on marijuana
By Felice J. Freyer Dr. Nora D. Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, was in Boston on Thursday to speak at a symposium sponsored by Boston University’s [...]
Most Marijuana Dispensaries Give Inaccurate Advice on Pot in Pregnancy
By Rachael Rettner Many marijuana dispensaries recommend marijuana products for treating pregnant women's morning sickness, even though marijuana use in pregnancy is linked with health problems for newborns, according to a [...]
Prenatal marijuana use can affect infant size, behavior, study finds
Smoking during pregnancy has well-documented negative effects on birth weight in infants and is linked to several childhood health problems. Now, researchers at the University at Buffalo Research Institute on [...]
Marijuana Users Report High Rates Of Dependence In Global Drug Survey
By Nick Wing A large percentage of marijuana users around the world report signs of dependence, even as cannabis appears to be one of the safest and most commonly used [...]