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Comparing adults who use cannabis medically with those who use recreationally: Results from a national sample

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objectives Cannabis has been legalized for medical use in almost half of the states in the U.S. Although laws in these…

Medicinal cannabis: Principal cannabinoids concentration and their stability evaluated by a high performance liquid chromatography coupled to diode array and quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry method

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract In the last few years, there has been a boost in the use of cannabis-based extracts for medicinal purposes, although their…

Cannabis in medicine: a national educational needs assessment among Canadian physicians

Abstract Background There is increasing global awareness and interest in the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP). It is clear that health care professionals need to be involved in…

Medical Cannabis in Arizona: Patient Characteristics, Perceptions, and Impressions of Medical Cannabis Legalization

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Many advances have been made toward understanding the benefits of medical cannabis. However, less is known about medical cannabis patients themselves….

Medical cannabis use in the Australian community following introduction of legal access: the 2018–2019 Online Cross-Sectional Cannabis as Medicine Survey (CAMS-18)

Abstract Background In 2016, the Australian federal government passed legislation enabling a range of cannabis-based products to be prescribed to patients by registered healthcare professionals. An online survey conducted immediately…

Pregnant Women’s Current and Intended Cannabis Use in Relation to Their Views Toward Legalization and Knowledge of Potential Harm

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objectives:  The objective of this study was to investigate pregnant women’s current use of cannabis and their intended patterns of use…

Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study

Abstract Objective: To determine whether cannabis use in adolescence predisposes to higher rates of depression and anxiety in young adulthood. Design: Seven wave cohort study over six years. Setting: 44 schools in the…

Medicinal Cannabis: In Vitro Validation of Vaporizers for the Smoke-Free Inhalation of Cannabis

Abstract Inhalation by vaporization is a promising application mode for cannabis in medicine. An in vitro validation of 5 commercial vaporizers was performed with THC-type and CBD-type cannabis. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry was…

A survey of the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about medical cannabis among primary care providers

Abstract Background Healthcare providers play a critical role in facilitating patient access to medical cannabis. However, previous surveys suggest only a minority of providers believe that medical cannabis confers benefits…

Epidemiological characteristics, safety and efficacy of medical cannabis in the elderly

Abstract Introduction There is a substantial growth in the use of medical cannabis in recent years and with the aging of the population, medical cannabis is increasingly used by the elderly. We aimed to…