Abstract Up to 20% of pregnant women ages 18–24 consume cannabis during pregnancy. Moreover, clinical studies indicate that cannabis consumption during pregnancy leads to fetal growth restriction (FGR), which is…
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Prenatal Cannabinoid Exposure: Emerging Evidence of Physiological and Neuropsychiatric Abnormalities
Abstract Clinical reports of cannabis use prevalence during pregnancy vary widely from 3% to upwards of 35% in North America; this disparity likely owing to underestimates from self-reporting in many…
Association of a Positive Drug Screening for Cannabis With Mortality and Hospital Visits Among Veterans Affairs Enrollees Prescribed Opioids
Abstract Importance: Cannabis has been proposed as a therapeutic with potential opioid-sparing properties in chronic pain, and its use could theoretically be associated with decreased amounts of opioids used and…
The current understanding of the benefits, safety, and regulation of cannabidiol in consumer products
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract The popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) in consumer products is soaring as consumers are using CBD for general health and well-being as…
Efficacy and safety of therapeutic use of cannabis derivatives and their synthetic analogs: Overview of systematic reviews
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract The debate on the use of cannabinoids for therapeutic purposes is constantly on the rise. This overview aimed to map the…
Effects of regular cannabis and nicotine use on acute stress responses: chronic nicotine, but not cannabis use, is associated with blunted adrenocortical and cardiovascular responses to stress
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Rationale Cannabis is one of the most prevalent substances used by tobacco smokers and, in light of the growing list of…
Cannabis use is associated with prevalent coronary artery disease
Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background Cannabis is associated with risk of acute coronary syndrome in observational studies. However, its association with prevalent coronary artery disease…
The relation between cannabis use, dependence severity and white matter microstructure: A diffusion tensor imaging study
Abstract Despite the significant societal and personal burden of cannabis use, the impact of long-term use and Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) on white matter microstructure is still unclear. Previous studies…
Indeterminacy of cannabis impairment and ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) levels in blood and breath
Abstract Previous investigators have found no clear relationship between specific blood concentrations of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) and impairment, and thus no scientific justification for use of legal “per se” ∆9-THC blood…
Bayesian causal network modeling suggests adolescent cannabis use accelerates prefrontal cortical thinning
Abstract While there is substantial evidence that cannabis use is associated with differences in human brain development, most of this evidence is correlational in nature. Bayesian causal network (BCN) modeling…