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Vaping medical marijuana [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medicine, 2017
Marijuana is currently a prevalent recreational drug with millions of consumers throughout the world [1].
Devina, Singh, Steven, Lippmann
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Adverse effects and Drug Interactions Associated with Inhaled Recreational and Medical Marijuana

open access: yesINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2016
Objectives: To provide an overview of the addiction potential; adverse effects (e.g., cardiovascular, immune dysfunction, respiratory system, mental health disorders); drug interactions; effects of accidental exposure; crime statistics; and pharmacist’s ...
Maisha Kelly Freeman, Pilar Z Murphy
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Legalization of marijuana or not? Opinions from over 38,000 residents in Taiwan

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background Marijuana is legal in many Western countries and Thailand. In Taiwan, Marijuana remains a category-2 narcotic; however, some legislative candidates recently advocated legalization of medical marijuana.
Kuo-Yu Chao   +4 more
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Pediatric Marijuana Exposures in a Medical Marijuana State [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA Pediatrics, 2013
An increasing number of states are decriminalizing the use of medical marijuana, and the effect on the pediatric population has not been evaluated.To compare the proportion of marijuana ingestions by young children who sought care at a children's hospital in Colorado before and after modification of drug enforcement laws in October 2009 regarding ...
George Sam, Wang   +2 more
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Medical, Recreational, and Mixed Marijuana Users: An Examination of Physical and Mental Health Correlates

open access: yesJournal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2020
Marijuana use in the U.S. doubled between 2001 and 2013, largely due to increases in legalization laws. Little attention, however, is given to the type of marijuana user (e.g., recreational or medical), particularly with health outcomes.
Zachary D. Giano   +3 more
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Medical marijuana revisited [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2013
Fletcher concludes in his CMAJ editorial that because cannabis has not been through the regulatory approval processes required of pharmaceutical medications, doctors should not “be lulled into prescribing” medical marijuana.[1][1] Currently, cannabis is commonly used in the treatment of ...
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Cannabis and the Anxiety of Fragmentation—A Systems Approach for Finding an Anxiolytic Cannabis Chemotype

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2018
Cannabis sativa is a medicinal herb with a diverse range of chemotypes that can exert both anxiolytic and anxiogenic effects on humans. Medical cannabis patients receiving organically grown cannabis from a single source were surveyed about the ...
Brishna S. Kamal   +4 more
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Legal Aspects of Off-Label Treatment with “Medical Marijuana” in Terminally Ill Patients – a Medical Experiment or an Embodiment of the Patient’s Right to Receive Services in Accordance with Current Medical Knowledge?

open access: yesStudia Iuridica Lublinensia, 2023
The subject of the use of medicinal products containing “medical marijuana” during the therapy of terminal patients has been the subject of extensive discussion until recently.
Justyna Esthera Król-Całkowska   +1 more
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Medical marijuana for cancer [PDF]

open access: yesCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2014
AbstractAnswer questions and earn CME/CNEMarijuana has been used for centuries, and interest in its medicinal properties has been increasing in recent years. Investigations into these medicinal properties has led to the development of cannabinoid pharmaceuticals such as dronabinol, nabilone, and nabiximols.
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Structural barriers in access to medical marijuana in the USA—a systematic review protocol

open access: yesSystematic Reviews, 2017
Background There are 43 state medical marijuana programs in the USA, yet limited evidence is available on the demographic characteristics of the patient population accessing these programs.
Celina I. Valencia   +3 more
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