Positive and negative effects of cannabis and cannabinoids on health

K Cohen, A Weizman… - Clinical Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis is the most popular illicit drug in the Western world. Repeated cannabis use has
been associated with short‐and long‐term side effects, including respiratory and …

[HTML][HTML] The neuropsychopharmacology of cannabis: A review of human imaging studies

MAP Bloomfield, C Hindocha, SF Green… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
The laws governing cannabis are evolving worldwide and associated with changing
patterns of use. The main psychoactive drug in cannabis is Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) …

Association of cannabis with cognitive functioning in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JC Scott, ST Slomiak, JD Jones, AFG Rosen… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Substantial shifts in perception and policy regarding cannabis have recently
occurred, with use of cannabis increasing while its perceived harm decreases. One possible …

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife

MH Meier, A Caspi, A Ambler… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Recent reports show that fewer adolescents believe that regular cannabis use is harmful to
health. Concomitantly, adolescents are initiating cannabis use at younger ages, and more …

The P harmacologic and C linical E ffects of M edical C annabis

LM Borgelt, KL Franson… - … : The Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis, or marijuana, has been used for medicinal purposes for many years. Several
types of cannabinoid medicines are available in the U nited S tates and C anada …

Structural and functional imaging studies in chronic cannabis users: a systematic review of adolescent and adult findings

A Batalla, S Bhattacharyya, M Yuecel, P Fusar-Poli… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The growing concern about cannabis use, the most commonly used illicit drug
worldwide, has led to a significant increase in the number of human studies using …

Meta-analysis of associations between human brain volume and intelligence differences: How strong are they and what do they mean?

J Pietschnig, L Penke, JM Wicherts, M Zeiler… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Positive associations between human intelligence and brain size have been suspected for
more than 150 years. Nowadays, modern non-invasive measures of in vivo brain volume …

Long-term effects of marijuana use on the brain

FM Filbey, S Aslan, VD Calhoun… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Questions surrounding the effects of chronic marijuana use on brain structure continue to
increase. To date, however, findings remain inconclusive. In this comprehensive study that …

Cannabis-associated psychosis: Neural substrate and clinical impact

RM Murray, A Englund, A Abi-Dargham, DA Lewis… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Prospective epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated that cannabis use is
associated with an increased subsequent risk of both psychotic symptoms and …

Long-term effects of cannabis on brain structure

G Battistella, E Fornari, JM Annoni, H Chtioui… - …, 2014 - nature.com
The dose-dependent toxicity of the main psychoactive component of cannabis in brain
regions rich in cannabinoid CB1 receptors is well known in animal studies. However …