We found no evidence for aggravated mental health problems due to the introduction of medical marijuana laws. In recent years, the legal status of marijuana has become successively less restrictive in many countries. In the U.S., access to marijuana has been facilitated in most...
Not everyone’s experience with marijuana is pleasant. It often can leave you anxious, afraid, panicked, or paranoid. Using marijuana may raise your chances of clinical depression or worsen the symptoms of any mental disorders you already have. Scientists aren’t yet sure exactly why. In high ...
Not everyone’s experience with marijuana is pleasant. It often can leave you anxious, afraid, panicked, or paranoid. Using marijuana may raise your chances of clinical depression or worsen the symptoms of any mental disorders you already have. Scientists aren’t yet sure exactly why. ...
Marijuana is a Class 1 drug, classifying it as having a high potential for abuse. Statistically, individuals who are chronic, heavy marijuana users are more likely to abuse alcohol or other drugs and have co-occurring mental health issues like anxiety and depression. Other potential long-term ef...
2. Marijuana Use Disorder Marijuana refers to the flower buds and leaves of the cannabis plant, which contains high levels of the psychoactive compound tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Although there is promising research surrounding medical marijuana, the plant was associated with the second-highest rate ...
Since marijuana is still federally illegal in the United States, studies on cannabis and sex often rely on participants' self-reporting. AsSelfnoted in a piece abouthow weed affects sex, studies like Lynn's rely on participants accurately reporting their own marijuana use. Considering the stigma ...
Before using any substance, you are encouraged to consider any side effects to determine whether those side effects have the potential to compromise your ability to provide safe and effective care. If the substance affects communication, professional judgment or decision-making skills, then you should...
Because marijuana affects the brain’s neuroreceptors, it may impair judgment. This means users are more likely to make poor decisions and engage in reckless activity because the part of the brain that would normally be reluctant to do something unsafe is temporarily impaired. Marijuana users may...
Several states in the United States are moving to legalize marijuana; several countries around the world are moving to legalize many more substances. Researchers are now searching for answers as to how taking these substances will affect people with health and chronic conditions. View Video Only ...
In another study, super skunked rats, low grade stoner rats & no substance rats (the control group) were exposed to a cocaine substance and a marijuana substance. Those that had had the super skunk were more likely to choose the cocaine substance demonstating a connection between skunk and ...