The cannabis experiment

The Cannabis - Psychosis Link

By Marie-Josee Lynch, MD, Rachel A. Rabin, MSc, and Tony P. George, MD, FRCPC | January 12, 2012 Dr Lynch is a PGY-3 Resident in Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; Ms Rabin is a PhD student in the Institute of Medical Sciences at the University of Toronto; Dr George is Professor and Chair in Addiction Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, and Clinical Director of the Schizophrenia Prog...

Cannabis and the lung.

C annabis (or marijuana) is not only the most widely used illegal drug in the western world but, after tobacco, also the most commonly smoked substance. In the UK almost 50% of young adults have tried to smoke cannabis at some time. Among people aged 16– 30 years of age there is a substantial number of frequent users, in some populations in the range of about 5%. The active substance responsibl...

The 1995 Cannabis

Cannabis and the brain.

The active compound in herbal cannabis, Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, exerts all of its known central effects through the CB(1) cannabinoid receptor. Research on cannabinoid mechanisms has been facilitated by the availability of selective antagonists acting at CB(1) receptors and the generation of CB(1) receptor knockout mice. Particularly important classes of neurons that express high levels ...

The cannabis withdrawal syndrome.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The demand for treatment for cannabis dependence has grown dramatically. The majority of the people who enter the treatment have difficulty in achieving and maintaining abstinence from cannabis. Understanding the impact of cannabis withdrawal syndrome on quit attempts is of obvious importance. Cannabis, however, has long been considered a 'soft' drug, and many continue to ques...