and purified oil (“shatter”), or wax made from whipped oil. These products are meant to be smoked via a bong (water pipe), or “vaped” like e-cigarettes in order to give users an instantaneous, powerful high. All of them contain 60-90% THC, and small ingestions pose great risk ...
It may not be appropriate to simply prohibit the use of medical marijuana, but accommodating it also has risk. This article will address what is known about the subject and what is not known about the subject. Each provider and health care facility will need to devise their own approach to...
Objective: Marijuana is a prevalent substance used among young adults and has serious psychosocial and health-related consequences. Thus, identifying factors associated with marijuana use is critical. The current study aimed to examine personality factors and health risk behaviors associated with marijuana...
doi:10.1080/02732173.2015.1021064Karen G. WeissLisa M. DilksRoutledgeSociological SpectrumWeiss KG, Dilks LM. Marijuana, gender, and health-related harms: disentangling marijuana's contribution to risk in a college "party" context. Sociol Spectr 2015; 35(3):254-270....
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Medical marijuana is legal in some states, but debate rages on about whether the health benefits outweigh the risks.
Researchers in Minnesota and Iowa have found greater risks of social and emotional problems in infants whose mothers consumed marijuana during pregnancy. Using results of a developmental screening tool for 1-year-olds, the researchers found that 9.1% of babies frommarijuana userswere at risk, compare...
use can also alter receptors in the brain during fetal development as early as two weeks after conception, leading to problems with attention, memory, and problem solving. Marijuana exposure can also affect an infant's birth weight, decrease length of gestation, and increase risk for preterm ...
Federal health agency recommends easing marijuana restrictions Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD. Aug 31, 2023 Open marijuana use is socially acceptable, most say Americans divided on whether they would want a licensed recreational marijuana business in th...
Increase the risk of health problems such as chronic bronchitis and cardiovascular disease. Legislators considering marijuana legalization should consider these effects, as well as all the gaps in current knowledge of pot's impact on human health, Volkow said. ...