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The Efficacy of Medical Marijuana in the Treatment of Cancer-Related Pain

Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2020
Background: The opioid epidemic has spurred investigations for nonopioid options, yet limited research persists on medical marijuana's (MMJ) efficacy in managing cancer-related symptoms.
Ian M Pawasarat, Emily M. Schultz, Justin C Frisby, S. Mehta, Mark Angelo, S. Hardy, T. W. B. Kim   +6 more
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: Medical Marijuana Laws and Tobacco Cigarette Use

American Journal of Health Economics, 2019
The public health costs of tobacco consumption have been documented to be substantially larger than those of marijuana use. This study is the first to investigate the impact of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on tobacco cigarette consumption.
A. Choi, Dhaval M. Dave, J. Sabia
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Cannabis in the capital: exploring the spatial association between medical marijuana dispensaries and crime

Journal of Crime and Justice, 2020
The legalization of medical marijuana remains a controversial policy. An important dimension of marijuana legalization is the siting of dispensaries and their influence on a surrounding community. Specifically, dispensaries, if they engender criminogenic
William J. Zakrzewski, A. Wheeler, Andrew J. Thompson   +2 more
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Medical and Recreational Marijuana

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2021
Information for nurses, patients, and the public.
Delene, Volkert, Tracy A, Ortelli
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State Medical Marijuana Laws and Associated Marijuana Use, Attitudes, and Perceived Social Norms among Adolescents in the U.S

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2020
Statewide medical marijuana laws (MMLs) in the U.S. may be associated with adolescent marijuana use behavior, attitudes toward marijuana use, and social norms. This study used data from the National Study on Drug Use and Health (2013–2016) to examine the
Su-Wei Wong, A. Buu, Hsien-Chang Lin
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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Referrals for Child Maltreatment Investigations

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020
The changing legal status of marijuana in the United States has increased access to the drug through medical marijuana dispensaries. Limited research exists that examines the effects of these dispensaries on social problems including child maltreatment ...
B. Freisthler, Christiana Kranich
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Associations Between Young Adult Marijuana Outcomes and Availability of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Storefront Signage.

Addiction, 2019
AIMS We investigated associations between the density of medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) around young adults' homes and marijuana use outcomes. DESIGN Secondary data analysis. SETTING Los Angeles County, California, USA.
R. Shih, Anthony Rodriguez, L. Parast, E. Pedersen, J. Tucker, W. Troxel, Lisa Kraus, Jordan P. Davis, E. D’Amico   +8 more
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Physicians and Medical Marijuana

American Journal of Psychiatry, 2012
Psychiatrists may be asked by patients for referrals for medical marijuana under legislation in a number of states. There is no clinical scientific literature to support benefits. Risks to the patient include a supply whose purity and potency are not specified.
Herbert D, Kleber, Robert L, DuPont
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Medical marijuana in neurology

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2014
Constituents of the Cannabis plant, cannabinoids, may be of therapeutic value in neurologic diseases. The most abundant cannabinoids are Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, which possesses psychoactive properties, and cannabidiol, which has no intrinsic psychoactive effects, but exhibits neuroprotective properties in preclinical studies.
Selim R, Benbadis, Juan, Sanchez-Ramos, Ali, Bozorg, Melissa, Giarratano, Kavita, Kalidas, Lara, Katzin, Derrick, Robertson, Tuan, Vu, Amanda, Smith, Theresa, Zesiewicz   +9 more
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Medical marijuana use for pediatric oncology patients: single institution experience

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, 2019
Medical marijuana (MM) is widespread in many medical fields, including oncology, with limited use in pediatric oncology where research is scarce and often shows conflicting results.
Ruth Ofir, G. Bar-Sela, M. Weyl Ben-Arush, S. Postovsky   +3 more
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