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✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #72 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. ResearchMental HealthAnxietyTHC Why This Matters This decade-long cohort study from McMaster University provides longitudinal evidence...

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WHY IT MATTERS: Patients using cannabis to manage anxiety or depression should be aware that without proper medical guidance on strain selection, THC-to-CBD ratios, and dosing, cannabis may be worsening the very symptoms they are trying to treat. CLINICAL OVERVIEW: Research from Canada is highlighting a parallel rise in cannabis use alongside increasing rates of anxiety and depression, raising important questions about the direction of causality and the role cannabis may be playing in mental health outcomes. The relationship between cannabis and mood disorders is complex, as individuals may be turning to cannabis to self-manage psychological distress while the substance itself, particularly high-THC products, can worsen anxiety and depressive symptoms over time.

WHY IT MATTERS: Patients starting cannabis therapy should understand that acute effects, including changes in perception, heart rate, and cognition, are time-limited but real, and knowing what to expect helps reduce anxiety and supports safer, more informed use. CLINICAL OVERVIEW: Research from the University of Calgary and Washington State University has added to the growing body of evidence examining how cannabis affects the body acutely, with findings pointing to measurable physiological and psychoactive responses following cannabis use. Understanding acute cannabis effects is clinically relevant because these short-term changes inform how patients should be counseled around timing, setting, and dose when initiating or adjusting therapy.