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Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002–2014 [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Recent trend studies suggest that marijuana use is on the rise among the general population of adults ages 18 and older in the United States.
AbiNader, Millan, Cummings-Vaughn, Lenise A., Holzer, Katherine J., Nelson, Erik J., Oh, Sehun, Salas-Wright, Christopher P., Vaughn, Michael G.   +6 more
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Adolescent Marijuana Use and Co-Occurrence with Tobacco Use: Implications for Tobacco Regulation [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Marijuana use among high school youth has been declining over the past two decades. However, there has been a notable shift in the national landscape with regards to social norms and marijuana legalization that could allow marijuana to become
Koopman Gonzalez, Sarah J, Trapl, Erika
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Marijuana: Current Concepts† [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2013
Marijuana (cannabis) remains a controversial drug in the twenty-first century. This paper considers current research on use of Cannabis sativa and its constituents such as the cannabinoids. Topics reviewed include prevalence of cannabis (pot) use, other drugs consumed with pot, the endocannabinoid system, use of medicinal marijuana, medical adverse ...
Greydanus, Donald E., Hawver, Elizabeth K., Greydanus, Megan M., Merrick, Joav   +3 more
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Marijuana legalization and historical trends in marijuana use among US residents aged 12–25: results from the 1979–2016 National Survey on drug use and health

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. More and more states legalized medical and recreational marijuana use. Adolescents and emerging adults are at high risk for marijuana use.
Bin Yu, Xinguang Chen, Xiangfan Chen, Hong Yan   +3 more
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Perspectives of illicit marijuana growers and traders on commercial legalisation of marijuana in South Africa: considerations for policy formulation

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
Background Over the years, there has been a clarion call for legalising marijuana cultivation and trading for commercial purposes in South Africa. Proponents of the call argue that the criminalisation of commercial marijuana cultivation and trading has ...
Emmanuel Manu, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Mohlomi Jafta Ntsaba, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang   +3 more
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The Grass Might Be Greener: Medical Marijuana Patients Exhibit Altered Brain Activity and Improved Executive Function after 3 Months of Treatment

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
The vast majority of states have enacted full or partial medical marijuana (MMJ) programs, causing the number of patients seeking certification for MMJ use to increase dramatically in recent years.
Staci A. Gruber, Staci A. Gruber, Staci A. Gruber, Kelly A. Sagar, Kelly A. Sagar, Kelly A. Sagar, Mary K. Dahlgren, Mary K. Dahlgren, Mary K. Dahlgren, Atilla Gonenc, Atilla Gonenc, Atilla Gonenc, Rosemary T. Smith, Rosemary T. Smith, Ashley M. Lambros, Ashley M. Lambros, Korine B. Cabrera, Korine B. Cabrera, Scott E. Lukas, Scott E. Lukas   +19 more
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Marijuana use and short-term outcomes in patients hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Marijuana use is increasing worldwide, and it is ever more likely that patients presenting with acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) will be marijuana users.
Cecelia P Johnson-Sasso, Christine Tompkins, David P Kao, Lori A Walker   +3 more
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Marijuana Primes, Marijuana Expectancies, and Arithmetic Efficiency [PDF]

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2009
Previous research has shown that primes associated with alcohol influence behavior consistent with specific alcohol expectancies. The present study examined whether exposure to marijuana-related primes and marijuana expectancies interact to produce similar effects.
Joshua A, Hicks, Sarah L, Pedersen, Denis M, McCarthy, Ronald S, Friedman   +3 more
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Marijuana and e-cigarette use in a US national sample of 8th and 10th grade never-smokers of conventional cigarettes [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: E-cigarette use remains a controversial topic in public health and medicine. Historically, cigarette smoking was identified as a gateway to marijuana use among adolescents.
Maslowsky, Julie, Owotomo, Olusegun
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The perils of recreational marijuana use: relationships with mental health among emergency department patients

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Introduction Marijuana is a commonly used drug in the United States. Many states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The effects of marijuana on mental health are unknown.
Catherine A. Marco, John Paul Detherage III, Ashley LaFountain, Megan Hanna, Justin Anderson, Rachel Rhee, Jacqueline Ziegman, Dennis Mann   +7 more
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