Against the backdrop of escalating state efforts to decriminalize marijuana, U.S. Attorneys' Offices continue to bring drug-trafficking prosecutions against defendants carrying small amounts of marijuana that are permitted under state law. Federal district courts have repeatedly barred defendants from introducing evidence that they possessed this marijuana for their own personal use. This Note ...

The prevalence of marijuana abuse and dependence disorders has been increasing among adults and adolescents in the United States. This paper reviews the problems associated with marijuana use, including unique characteristics of marijuana dependence, and the results of laboratory research and treatment trials to date. It also discusses limitations of current knowledge and potential areas for ad...

ObjectivesTo (1) identify the reasons for which pharmacists in Connecticut use CPMRS when dispensing opioid medications and medical marijuana products, (2) determine pharmacists’ perceived value of opioids or marijuana, (3) compare practices among community-based (CBPs) dispensary (MMDPs).MethodsAn online survey was administered from May 2019 to June CBPs (n = 178) MMDPs 12). The included items...

BACKGROUND Results of previous research examining long-term residual effects of marijuana use on cognition are conflicting. A major methodological limitation of prior studies is the inability to determine whether differences between users and non-users are due to differences in genetic vulnerability preceding drug use or due to the effects of the drug. METHOD Fifty-four monozygotic male twin ...

BACKGROUND The association between marijuana smoking and lung cancer is unclear, and a systematic appraisal of this relationship has yet to be performed. Our objective was to assess the impact of marijuana smoking on the development of premalignant lung changes and lung cancer. METHODS Studies assessing the impact of marijuana smoking on lung premalignant findings and lung cancer were selecte...

The following review of literature regarding the pharmacology of marijuana is intended to demonstrate its mental and physical pharmacological effects. "Marijuana" refers specifically to the dried leaves and flowering tops or "herbal cannabis”, the natural form of cannabis as derived from the plant Cannabis sativa. Another term for marijuana is the word cannabis or hemp.

Marijuana smoke can cause thermal injury, and since legalization and increased use of marijuana in our society, differentiating, diagnosing, and managing this condition have become mandatory. A case of a 28-year-old male with Quincke's disease secondary to marijuana inhalation is presented.

s of 2003, 40% of Americans aged 12 years and older had smoked marijuana at least once.1 Approximately 30% of Canadian youths from Grades 7-12 have tried cannabis at least once.2 Marijuana is the most widely-used illicit substance in Canada, with 10.6% of the Canadian population reporting use in 2009.3 This is similar to the US annual figure of 9%.4 Global reports indicate that the average age ...

Synthetic marijuana is an uptrending designer drug currently widely spread in the US. We report a case of acute deterioration of nonischemic left ventricular dysfunction after exposure to synthetic marijuana. This case illustrates the importance of history taking in cardiac patients and identifies a negative cardiovascular effect of synthetic marijuana known as K2, not yet well detected by urin...

INTRODUCTION Is marijuana dangerous? With an estimated 150 million people worldwide smoking or eating marijuana leaves annually,1 the question is pertinent. Marijuana is perceived as an innocuous drug in many circles due to its association with cultural and religious rituals, and with the fact that unlike alcohol, cocaine, or heroin, it rarely brings individuComorbid Cannabis Misuse in Psychoti...