Second-hand cannabis exposure for 15-minute intervals triggered positive test results.
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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.
Rett Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder associated with developmental delays, seizures, loss of speech and motor coordination, and involuntary/repetitive movements, among other symptoms.
Medical providers may now issue cannabis authorizations to any patient for whom they believe “the benefit of the medical use of cannabis would likely outweigh the health risks.”
After adjusting for confounders, cannabis use was associated with decreased odds of mortality, ICU admission, and pancreatic cancer.