Contrary to investigators’ expectations, current cannabis use was not independently associated with elevated rates of heart attack, stroke, cardiovascular death, or all-cause mortality.
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“This study uniquely contributes to the evidence on the benefits and safety of medicinal cannabis in adolescents with Tourette syndrome,” investigators concluded.
Nearly ten percent of patients experienced complete remission from their symptoms..
Second-hand cannabis exposure for 15-minute intervals triggered positive test results.
Researchers “observed a substantial reduction in patient-reported pain intensity over time,” with pain scores falling most significantly in the cannabis-naïve subgroup.
More than 79 percent of respondents said that they consumed cannabis, at least in part, as an alternative to traditional medications.
Twenty-six percent of patients reduced their use of traditional analgesic medicines. No participants increased or added analgesic drugs during the study.
THC potency was over-labeled in a significant percentage of the herbal cannabis products. By contrast, most (96 percent) concentrates were accurately labeled.