Cannabis Tourism Is Now A $17 Billion Industry—And It’s Just Taking Off
This article originally appeared at https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2022/05/29/cannabis-tourism-is-now-a-17-billion-industry-and-its-just-taking-off/ From marijuana farm tours to “bud and breakfast” hotels, American destinations are discovering that “canna-cations” aren’t just for stoners anymore. Adrienne, a fortysomething makeup artist, grew up in the mountains of northern Georgia, a state where cannabis is still illegal. When she and her husband were planning a vacation […]
Rates and correlates of cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms in over 230,000 people who use cannabis
This article originally appeared at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-022-02112-8 Authors: Tabea Schoeler, Jason Ferris & Adam R. Winstock Abstract Cannabis, a widely used psychoactive substance, can trigger acute cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms (CAPS) in people who use cannabis (PWUC). To assess rates and correlates of CAPS requiring emergency medical treatment, we analyzed data from an international sample of PWUC […]
Cannabis use disorder is associated with shorter length of stay and increased home discharge after primary total joint arthroplasty
This article originally appeared at https://arthroplasty.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42836-023-00164-9Authors: Dalia Rahmon1, Abdul Kareem Zalikha ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-6577-52242, Matthew Mazur2, Inaya Hajj Hussein1 & Mouhanad M. El-Othmani3 Abstract Introduction Increased legalization of cannabis use across the United States has been correlated with increased cannabis use in the clinical setting. However, little is known regarding the characteristics and postoperative outcomes after […]
The case for marijuana legalization just got stronger
This article originally appeared at https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/16/one-of-the-biggest-arguments-against-marijuana-legalization-is-falling-apart/ America’s high school students are using drugs and alcohol at or near the lowest levels on record, according to federal data released Wednesday. The 2015 Monitoring the Future Survey, conducted by the University of Michigan and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) since 1975, found that past-year use of alcohol and […]
Who just made the case for drug legalization? Drug-warrior in chief Jeff Sessions
This article originally appeared at https://www.salon.com/2017/04/23/who-just-made-the-case-for-drug-legalization-drug-warrior-in-chief-jeff-sessions-thats-who/ For decades, critics of the drug war have argued that drug prohibition begets violence. Recently, that argument received the seemingly unwitting support of a surprising source: drug war advocate and new Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “You can��t sue somebody for a drug debt. The only way to get your money […]
State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization
This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Authors: Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Key Points Question Is state cannabis legalization or commercialization associated with increased rates of psychosis-related health care claims? Findings In this cohort study of claims data from 63 680 589 beneficiaries from […]
Recreational cannabis legalization has had limited effects on a wide range of adult psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes
This article originally appeared at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/recreational-cannabis-legalization-has-had-limited-effects-on-a-wide-range-of-adult-psychiatric-and-psychosocial-outcomes/D4AB5EB78D588473A054877E05D45F16 Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2023Authors: Stephanie M. Zellers, J. Megan Ross, Gretchen R. B. Saunders, Jarrod M. Ellingson, Tasha Walvig, Jacob E. Anderson, Robin P. Corley, William Iacono, John K. Hewitt, Christian J. Hopfer, Matt K. McGue and Scott Vrieze Abstract Background The causal impacts of […]
Medical Marijuana Legalization and Opioid- and Pain-Related Outcomes Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Cancer Receiving Anticancer Treatment
This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2799132 Yuhua Bao, PhD1,2; Hao Zhang, PhD1; Eduardo Bruera, MD3; et alRussell Portenoy, MD4,5,6; William E. Rosa, PhD, MBE, APRN7; M. Carrington Reid, MD, PhD8; Hefei Wen, PhD9 JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(2):206-214. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5623 Key Points Question Is medical marijuana legalization associated with opioid-related and pain-related outcomes for adult patients newly diagnosed with cancer and receiving anticancer treatment? Findings This cross-sectional study of 38 189 patients with […]
State Cannabis Legalization and Psychosis-Related Health Care Utilization
This article originally appeared at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2800728 Holly Elser, MD, PhD1,2; Keith Humphreys, PhD3,4; Mathew V. Kiang, ScD5; et alSwapnil Mehta, MD4; Jong H. Yoon, MD4,6; William O. Faustman, PhD4,6; Ellicott C. Matthay, PhD7 JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(1):e2252689. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.52689 Abstract Importance Psychosis is a hypothesized consequence of cannabis use. Legalization of cannabis could therefore be associated with an increase in rates of health care utilization for psychosis. Objective To evaluate […]
Cannabidiol inhibits lung cancer cell invasion and metastasis via intercellular adhesion molecule-1
This originally appeared at https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22198381/ By: Robert Ramer,* Katharina Bublitz,* Nadine Freimuth,* Jutta Merkord,* Helga Rohde,* Maria Haustein,* Philipp Borchert,* Ellen Schmuhl,* Michael Linnebacher,† and Burkhard Hinz*,1*Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology and †Section of Molecular Oncology and Immunotherapy, Department of General Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany ABSTRACT Cannabinoids inhibit cancer cell invasion via increasing […]
