Facts in a little more Depth

Maternal Prenatal Use of Cannabis

18 October, 2024 In the United States, two federal reports, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), may help allay at least...

Does Cannabis Impair Driving (Like Alcohol Does)?

Assessing the impact of cannabis use on freeway driving performance and practices: A comparative analysis with placebo and alcohol-influenced driving August, 2024 Standard deviation of lane position (SDLP) for cannabis significantly increased...

Cannabis and Mental Health

Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Before and After Adolescent Cannabis Use Initiation 6 November, 2024 In this study, researchers analysed psychosis spectrum symptom trajectories before and after cannabis initiation in 11,868 adolescents aged 9...

Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes?

Harnessing Cannabis sativa Oil for Enhanced Skin Wound Healing 30 September, 2024 A scientific review says cannabis oil may help promote the healing of skin wounds, finding that it offers promising benefits. The review looked specifically...

Cannabis and Cancer

Cannabinoids in Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting, Cancer-Associated Pain, and Tumour Growth September 2024 Researchers have been particularly interested in the potential uses of cannabinoids in treating cancer due to their ability...

Saliva - Poor Measure of Cannabis Impairment

Are blood and oral fluid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and metabolite concentrations related to impairment? A meta-regression analysis 9 February, 2022 Study results indicate blood and oral fluid (saliva) THC concentrations are relatively poor...

Problems with Current Drug Driving Laws

Medical Cannabis and Driving in Australia If you take cannabis (containing THC) medicine as prescribed you cannot legally drive. 350k = The approximate number of active legal medical cannabis patients in Australia. 70% = The...

Does Legalisation Lead to Increased Use?

Cannabis Use Among Students in Grades 8, 10, and 12, by Sex — King County, Washington, 2008–2021 18 January, 2024 Data collected during seven 2008–2021 survey periods by the Healthy Youth Survey...

How Strong is Today's Cannabis?

Acute effects of high‑potency cannabis flower and cannabis concentrates on everyday life memory and decision making 2021 This is the first study to examine acute effects of cannabis on prospective memory, temporal...

Cannabis Cannot Kill - Opiods Can and Do

In February 2024 the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a 252-page report stating that cannabis is safe. The health authority further noted that cannabis has true potential as...

Is Cannabis a Gateway to Hard Drugs?

First use of cannabis compared to first use of alcohol and tobacco: Associations with single and poly-substance use behaviour 1 July, 2023 Alcohol is overwhelmingly tried before either tobacco or cannabis. Cannabis...

Cannabis Use and Effects on the Brain

Study Questions Causal Link Between Cannabis and Brain Changes 30 October, 2024 Lifetime cannabis use is associated with several changes in brain structure and function in later life, suggested an observational study,...