It is unknown whether this period of rapid development makes adolescents more or less vulnerable to the effects of cannabis on brain-network connectivity, and whether CBD may attenuate the effects of THC. Using fMRI, we explored the impact of vaporized cannabis (placebo, THC: 8mg/75kg, THC+...
significant knowledge and research gaps persist regarding cannabis use among youth and young adults in Canada since legalization [27]. A number of systematic and scoping reviews have examined cannabis use and legalization, though they are not specifically focused on Canada [28,29,30,31,32] ...
2011). Although our adolescent cannabis users had similar age-of-onsets and cannabis use frequency to Solowij and colleagues’ users, we found that adolescents were not more vulnerable to the effects of cannabis on VEM than adults. In contrast to our hypothesis, in both unadjusted and adjusted...
especially in those who are vulnerable to these harms. However, critically, our results also indicate that 16- to 17-year-old cannabis users were not more sensitive to the acute harmful effects of cannabis thanadults."
Cannabidiol (CBD) is purportedly a promising therapeutic agent to provide relief for a variety of medical conditions with mild or no psychoactive effects. However, little is known about young adults who use cannabis and CBD-dominant products, and associations between CBD use and other drug use. ...
Experts note that marijuana use in the young can lead to abnormal brain development.Frequent use of high-potency THC over extended periods of time suggests that there can be negative effects on learning, memory, attention and problem-solving ability, as reported in Pediatrics. The AAP suggests ...
Research is focused on finding cannabinoid derivatives devoid of psychoactive properties, such as ajulemic acid,Burstein 2004 and on breeding plant variants low in THC. CBD is often stated to be nonpsychoactive; however, it reportedly demonstrates antianxiety effects and thus cannot be considered ent...
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Although EVALI cases have declined, Wills said "cases are still being noted among young people and a lot of these patients have to be put on ventilators. This is really something you don't want." There are a lot of scientists who still don't know about t...
who suggest that RMLs may have further effects on child exposures or adolescent use in states that already have MMLs, little is known about the effects of recreational marijuana laws on cannabis use, or cannabis-related consequences. To our knowledge, no studies have yet been published on the ...