<p>Findings: Differences in frequency of daily cannabis use and in use of high-potency cannabis contributed to the striking variation in the incidence of psychotic disorder across the 11 studied sites. Given the increasing availability of high-potency cannabis, this has important implications for public health. Read More Download PDF</p>
<p>The UN-backed International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) warned on Tuesday that poorly regulated medical cannabis programmes could step-up the “recreational” use of the drug while diminishing public concern over its harmful effects. “Legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes, as seen in a small number of countries, represents not only a challenge to the universal implementation of the… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/u-
<p>JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes: February 20, 2019 – Volume Publish Ahead of Print – Issue – p doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001998 Background: People living with HIV (PLWH) commonly report marijuana use for chronic pain, though there is limited empirical evidence to support its use. There is hope that marijuana may reduce prescription opioid use. Our objective was to investigate whether
<p>Whatever you think about marijuana legalization, it’s important to avoid making bad arguments. There may be good reasons to legalize marijuana. But if there are, the following arguments shouldn’t be considered to be among them. 7 Arguments For Legalizing Marijuana That No One Should Believe</p>
The private Medical Cannabis Clinic (MCC) opened in Manchester last week Further branches are scheduled for Birmingham and London’s Harley Street Doctors now claim the drugs pain-relieving qualities have been exaggerated
<p>Chapter I: Cannabis and cannabinoids for medical, scientific and “recreational” use: risks and benefits Recommendations Under medical cannabis programmes implemented in Canada and possibly in some other States, and in some states in the United States, the medical use of cannabinoids is poorly regulated. Those programmes are inconsistent with the international drug control treaties in failing… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/report
<p>THE abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail has prompted calls for ministers at Westminster and Holyrood to change their soft-touch stance on cannabis. Campaigner Ross Grainger has compiled a “catalogue of suicide and psychopathic violence committed by cannabis smokers in the UK and Ireland” over the past two decades including 200 murders, rapes and… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/alesha-macphail-murder-leads-to-calls-to-get-tough-on
<p>From the Abstract Cannabis has been shown to be teratogenic in cells, animals and humans. Particular targets of prenatal exposure include brain, heart and blood vessels and chromosomal segregation… Studies in cells, together with the above mentioned epidemiology, implicate cannabidiol, cannabichromene, cannabidivarin and other cannabinoids in significant genotoxicity and/or epigenotoxicity. Notch signalling has recently been shown… <a href="https://drugadv
<p>Cannabis oil sold as a health product in Britain can get users ‘high’, study finds Researchers found driving under the influence of CBD cannabis ‘may be harmful’ The products have soared in popularity amid claims they help combat ailments By JONATHAN BUCKS FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY 17 February 2019 The legal version of cannabis sold as… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/legal-cannabis-oil-sold-
Major study reveals drug ‘damages children’s brains’ and half a MILLION adults could avoid mental-health disorder if they had turned down...
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<p>February 2019 by Adela Talbot, University of Western Ontario Daniel Hardy, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor, led a recent study that found “alarming” damage to important organs in newborns who were exposed to cannabis – and, specifically, to THC – while in utero. This damage could lead to heart disease and diabetes later… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/study-ties-heart-disease-diabetes-to-cannabis-exposure-in-ut
<p>These newer studies bring into precise focus recent work in the cannabis field showing that adolescent cannabis exposure results in loss of whole dendrites including synapses (4) and a reduction in post-synaptic glutamate A2 AMPA receptors (5)… Cannabis dependence is notable for its wide spectrum of clinical presentations including psychiatric, respiratory, immune, cardiac, vascular, bony, reproductive… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/
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<p>Cannabinoids could help manage spasticity in motor neuron disease A very similar drug already exists as a trailed, tested and approved pharmaceutical; if fact has been in on the register for decades… Sativex (nabiximols) is the first cannabis-based medicine to be licensed in the UK. The drug can prescribed for the treatment for MS-related spasticity when a person has shown… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/cannabinoi
<p>Studies have found that legalising cannabis leads to students failing exams Legalisation was said to lead to an increase in the assignment of D and F grades Researchers found ‘a much stronger effect on grades of men than women’ 4 February 2019 Legalising cannabis leads to more university students flunking their exams. Striking evidence that… <a href="https://drugadvisorycouncilaustralia.org.au/university-students-grades-plunge-when-cannabis-is-legalised-s
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