Marijuana

From 2005 to 2019, the total number of cannabis-related ED visits in California rose from 366 to 12,167 among older adults, according to study results published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Individuals who smoked marijuana were more likely to have emphysema, airway changes and gynecomastia than tobacco-only smokers and nonsmokers, according to a study published in Radiology.

Medical marijuana legalization enacted from 2012 to 2017 appeared associated with a lower rate of opioid prescriptions and pain-related hospitalization among some adults being treated for newly diagnosed cancer, according to a study.

Marijuana has implications for weight and metabolism — but perhaps not in the ways one might expect, according to a speaker at the 2022 Overcoming Obesity conference.

The use of marijuana and hallucinogens in 2021 reached an all-time high among U.S. adults aged 19 to 30 years, according to the annual Monitoring the Future panel study.

ORLANDO — Medical cannabis is growing in acceptance and has benefits for managing pain in patients with rheumatic diseases, but more research is required, a presenter said at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

Researchers found that topical CBD products purchased online and in retail stores were often inaccurately labeled, and many contained THC, highlighting the need for improved regulatory oversight, according to a report in JAMA Network Open.

SAN DIEGO — Women with a history of depression were more likely to use marijuana and screen positive for postpartum depression than women without a history of depression, according to data presented here.

SAN DIEGO — Tobacco and marijuana use may impact gestational weight gain, according to findings presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

Immediate acquisition of a medical marijuana card led to an increase of cannabis use disorder and improved sleep, but saw no significant improvement in pain, anxiety or depressive symptoms, experts reported in JAMA Network Open.