Marijuana Use Drives Dramatic Rise in ED Visits Among Older Adults in CA
The researchers found that marijuana related ED visits among older adults increased over 1,800% during this period, from 366 visits in 2005 to 12,167 visits in 2019.
Australian Study Demonstrates Consequences of Youth Marijuana Use
Researchers in Australia released the results of a new study [...]
Marijuana may be worse for teen brains than alcohol, study finds
Teen brains are more vulnerable to the effects of marijuana than alcohol, a new study finds.
Systemic review of systemic reviews finds numerous and diverse harms with marijuana use
Researchers attempted to assess the global harms associated with marijuana use and potentially define risky marijuana use in a systematic review of systematic reviews.
Large scoping review of hundreds of studies confirms lack of evidence to support marijuana as medicine; harms outweigh benefits.
Since passage of California’s compassionate care act of 1996, intended [...]
Parental marijuana use associated with increased risk of substance use among adolescent and young adult offspring.
With legalization gaining traction around the country, more and more [...]
Cannabis abstinence for month aids memory, study says
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study finds that one month of abstaining from cannabis use results in measurable improvement in memory functions important for learning among regular cannabis users in adolescence and young adulthood.
Psychosis often the effect of long-term, recreational marijuana use
Diego was a 20-year-old college junior who was brought to [...]
