“This study demonstrates a favorable safety profile for CBD in women with anorexia, with the capacity to support weight recovery and an indication of improving eating disorder psychopathology.”
Region: Los Angeles
More than 79 percent of respondents said that they consumed cannabis, at least in part, as an alternative to traditional medications.
Childhood depression and other psychological factors significantly predict future initiation of tobacco and cannabis, researchers concluded.
“Among participants with anxiety and/or depression and pre-existing sleep problems at baseline, using cannabis … was associated with fewer sleep problems at follow-up,” researchers reported.
Researchers concluded, “Cannabis co-use assisted in developing patterns of reduced opioid use in a number of ways.”
Seventy-seven percent of respondents said that they obtained “all” or “most” of their cannabis-related products from authorized retailers.
Only 13 percent of respondents define their cannabis use strictly as “recreational.”
Investigators concluded, “Well-being, anxiety, sleep disturbance, and pain significantly improved among those assigned to take a CBD product relative to controls.”