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Cannabis use common among patients, with most using it to manage a symptom or health condition

Written by | 7 Jun 2024

One in six patients in primary care reported cannabis use, with 35% of those using at levels indicating moderate- to high-risk for cannabis use disorder, new UCLA research […]

CBD shown to ease anxiety without the risks that can come with THC

Written by | 1 Mar 2024

Cannabis products high in the nonintoxicating compound CBD can quell anxiety better than THC-dominant products— and without the potential side effects, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests. […]

Co-users of tobacco and cannabis risk more anxiety and depression than non-users

Written by | 14 Sep 2023

Co-users of tobacco and cannabis report more anxiety and depression than users of tobacco only and users of neither substance. Researchers reported these findings in PLOS ONE on […]

Very high doses of CBD, a cannabis component, don’t affect driving

Written by | 2 Jun 2022

Millions of consumers and patients around the world will be heartened by the results of the latest study on cannabis and driving. The University of Sydney-led research finds […]

Whole plant medicinal cannabis reduces paediatrics epileptic seizure rate

Written by | 18 Dec 2021

Researchers from a study published on Dec. 14, 2021 in BMJ Paediatrics Open report that epileptic seizures declined fell by an average of 86% among 10 children treated with […]

Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions

Written by | 17 Dec 2021

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions, new research by scientists at Washington State University suggests. The researchers looked at […]

Cannabis appears to reduce pain in sickle cell disease

Written by | 11 Oct 2020

Cannabis could become a potentially effective treatment for pain associated with sickle cell disease, researchers reported on July 17, 2020 in Hematology. Cannabis could become a potentially effective treatment […]

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