Background Cannabis is among the most widely consumed psychoactive substances, with increasing consumption due to growing legalization for medical and non-medical use. As access expands, healthcare pr...

Although most respondents reported having patients who use cannabis and were largely supportive of medical cannabis use, objective knowledge gaps and limited formal training were evident. These findin...

Nearly nine-in-ten U.S. adults say marijuana should be legal either for medical or recreational use. Just 11% say the drug should not be legal at all.

Although many states have legalized medical and recreational cannabis, its association with non-fatal opioid poisonings remains unclear. This study ex…

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This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether, compared with placebo, the use of psilocybin in the treatment of cocaine use disorder yields a higher percentage of cocaine abstinent days, a greater ...

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Why Aren’t We Talking About Cannabis?

Cancer pain affects approximately 50% of patients with cancer, significantly reducing quality of life. Opioids remain first line for treatment however many patients report inadequate pain relief or...

Why Aren’t We Talking About Cannabis?

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On March 10, at the 69th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, UNAIDS, the UN Development Programme, and the International Network of People who Use Drugs launched a joint guidance note: Decrim...

Do most people end up addicted? Can there be benefits?

What started as a small outbreak of measles along the Utah-Arizona border has spread to every corner of the Beehive State.

Today’s illicit chemists can quickly cook up drugs far more dangerous than fentanyl.

Cannabis has medical promise, but doctors still can’t prescribe it. A Harvard psychiatrist explains why science and policy lag behind.

Do most people end up addicted? Can there be benefits?

Discover how cannabis may help older adults manage pain, anxiety, and sleep challenges. Expert guidance on safe use and living well at every stage of life.

Medical cannabis (MC) patients frequently rely on budtenders, dispensary staff without formal medical training, for therapeutic guidance. This study e…

It is lurking in most of our homes.

Public education is needed on how to consume responsibly.

It is lurking in most of our homes.

Background Self-transcendent and mystical experiences may be key mechanisms underlying psychedelics’ therapeutic effects, yet how these experiences differ across substances remains unclear. This study...

With the increasing use of medical cannabis (MC), there is growing evidence suggesting that MC may be an effective therapeutic for chronic sleep, pain, and anxiety conditions. However, further eval...

How older adults are using low-dose cannabis to manage some of the most common symptoms of aging.

Background: Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been used to quantify drug harms in the United Kingdom, the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand. ...

There was some evidence that cannabinoids can reduce symptoms of cannabis use disorder, insomnia, tic or Tourette's syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder, but the quality of this evidence was general...

How older adults are using low-dose cannabis to manage some of the most common symptoms of aging.

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There was some evidence that cannabinoids can reduce symptoms of cannabis use disorder, insomnia, tic or Tourette's syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder, but the quality of this evidence was general...

While younger cannabis enthusiasts still outnumber older ones, adults 65 and up were the fastest-growing segment of users during most of the past decade.

This pilot randomized clinical trial compares prolonged smoking abstinence rates in smokers receiving psilocybin with those receiving the nicotine patch with both groups receiving manualized smoking c...

Background The cognitive effects of cannabis use in older adults remain unclear, despite increasing use for medical and recreational purposes in this age group.Objective To investigate associations be...

Current Sexual Health Reports - Female Orgasmic Disorder/Difficulty (FOD) affects up to 72% of premenopausal women, yet no FDA-approved pharmacological treatments exist, and current therapies...

This pilot randomized clinical trial compares prolonged smoking abstinence rates in smokers receiving psilocybin with those receiving the nicotine patch with both groups receiving manualized smoking c...

CBD use as a substitute or adjunct to medications was common among US adults particularly for pain medications. These patterns underscore the need for better evidence and clearer guidance on dosing, product quality, and co-use with other treatments.

Objectives To investigate whether initiation of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists is associated with both reduced risks of incident alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, nicotine, opioid, and ot...

Legalization makes marijuana culturally acceptable and easy to get; ‘it was a party in the bathroom.’

Massachusetts voters will have a chance to vote on a ballot initiative in November that would roll back the state’s adult-use marijuana law—and a new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of reside...