Obtaining Medical Marijuana Card Led to Fast Onset, Greater, and More Severe Cases of Cannabis Use Disorder

If you’re looking to obtain a medical marijuana card to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depressive symptoms, look elsewhere as a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that obtaining a medical marijuana card led not only to NO significant improvements in these conditions, but to fast onset, greater, and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD).

By |2022-03-31T11:53:29-04:00March 31, 2022|Current Reseach|Comments Off on Obtaining Medical Marijuana Card Led to Fast Onset, Greater, and More Severe Cases of Cannabis Use Disorder
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Marijuana Use Increases Acute Post-op Pain

Compared to patients undergoing the same surgery who did not use marijuana, those who reported marijuana use prior to surgery needed 12.4 milliliters more anesthesia, 58% more opioids per day during recovery, and experienced greater levels of pain on a scale of 1 to 10.

By |2021-01-28T13:37:31-05:00October 6, 2020|Current Reseach|Comments Off on Marijuana Use Increases Acute Post-op Pain
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