Early evidence of the impact of cannabis legalization on cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, and the use of other substances: Findings from state policy evaluations

R Smart, RL Pacula - The American journal of drug and alcohol …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The past decade has seen unprecedented shifts in the cannabis policy
environment, and the public health impacts of these changes will hinge on how they affect …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled cannabis for chronic neuropathic pain: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

MH Andreae, GM Carter, N Shaparin, K Suslov… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic neuropathic pain, the most frequent condition affecting the peripheral nervous
system, remains underdiagnosed and difficult to treat. Inhaled cannabis may alleviate …

US adult illicit cannabis use, cannabis use disorder, and medical marijuana laws: 1991-1992 to 2012-2013

DS Hasin, AL Sarvet, M Cerdá, KM Keyes… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Over the last 25 years, illicit cannabis use and cannabis use disorders have
increased among US adults, and 28 states have passed medical marijuana laws (MML) …

Medical marijuana policies and hospitalizations related to marijuana and opioid pain reliever

Y Shi - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Twenty-eight states in the US have legalized medical marijuana, yet its impacts
on severe health consequences such as hospitalizations remain unknown. Meanwhile, the …

Marijuana legalization: impact on physicians and public health

ST Wilkinson, S Yarnell… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Marijuana is becoming legal in an increasing number of states for both medical and
recreational use. Considerable controversy exists regarding the public health impact of …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary fats and pharmaceutical lipid excipients increase systemic exposure to orally administered cannabis and cannabis-based medicines

A Zgair, JCM Wong, JB Lee, J Mistry… - American journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There has been an escalating interest in the medicinal use of Cannabis sativa in recent
years. Cannabis is often administered orally with fat-containing foods, or in lipid-based …

Cannabinoids: medical implications

RJ Schrot, JR Hubbard - Annals of medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Herbal cannabis has been used for thousands of years for medical purposes. With
elucidation of the chemical structures of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) …

Medical cannabis legalization and opioid prescriptions: evidence on US Medicaid enrollees during 1993–2014

D Liang, Y Bao, M Wallace, I Grant, Y Shi - Addiction, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims While the United States has been experiencing an opioid
epidemic, 29 states and Washington DC have legalized cannabis for medical use. This …

Public opinion and medical cannabis policies: examining the role of underlying beliefs and national medical cannabis policies

SR Sznitman, AL Bretteville-Jensen - Harm reduction journal, 2015 - Springer
Background Debate about medical cannabis legalization are typically informed by three
beliefs:(1) cannabis has medical effects,(2) medical cannabis is addictive and (3) medical …

Effects of cannabinoid administration for pain: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.

JA Yanes, ZE McKinnell, MA Reid… - Experimental and …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Chronic pain states have resulted in an overreliance on opioid pain relievers, which can
carry significant risks when used long term. As such, alternative pain treatments are …