“The findings of this study indicate that neither past nor current cannabis use are associated with the likelihood of having clinical hypertension,” investigators concluded.
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One-in-four respondents reported reducing their need for medical interventions since using cannabis, and nearly one-third acknowledged reducing their use of prescription medications.
“[T]he impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes are otherwise minimal,” researchers concluded.
The use of cannabis products was associated with “statistically significant improvements in IBD-specific outcomes” at three months.
Compared to those residing in legal states, residents in states were marijuana was illegal “reported a significantly greater number of days driving under the influence of cannabis.”
Investigators concluded, “All patient-reported outcomes showed a statistically significant improvement at 3 months, which was maintained or further improved over the remainder of the 12-month follow-up.”
“[The] patient’s behavior rapidly improved” following THC treatment and he was eventually discharged from in-patient treatment to home care.
According to conclusions provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration, “In US markets, Mexican marijuana has largely been supplanted by domestic-produced marijuana.”