Cannabinoids for Mental Health and Addiction: What 200 Studies Actually Show
A systematic review and meta-analysis in Psychiatry Research pooled experimental and observational studies on cannabis and cannabinoids for mental and substance use disorders and their symptoms. Dr. Caplan reviews this cannabinoids mental health…
First-Episode Psychosis and Cannabis: What Changes, and What Does Not
A study in the American Journal of Psychiatry compared cognitive, electrophysiological, and behavioral presentation between people experiencing first-episode psychosis with and without cannabis exposure. Dr. Caplan reviews this first episode psychosis…
Cannabis for Anxiety: Why Dose & Ratio Matter More Than Strains
Using cannabis for anxiety can either melt away tension or trigger a full-blown panic attack. Dr. Benjamin Caplan explains the biphasic anxiety paradox and how to formulate the perfect calming dose.
Cannabis & Autism Spectrum Disorder: Clinical Insights for Families
Clinical research and real-world family outcomes demonstrate significant improvements in anxiety, severe aggression, and sensory overload in autistic patients. Dr. Benjamin Caplan shares medical insights and research updates.
CBD for Anxiety: What 12 Brain-Imaging Studies Actually Show
A 2026 systematic review pooled 12 human neuroimaging studies using fMRI, PET, and SPECT to test whether CBD produces a consistent brain-imaging signature for anxiety and stress. Dr. Caplan walks through why the amygdala findings splinter in both…
Adolescent Complex Care: Navigating Multi-System Illness and Diagnostic Mysteries
"When an adolescent's illness spans the brain, gut, immune system, and autonomic nervous system, the standard medical model doesn't just struggle—it shatters into disconnected fifteen-minute appointments." There is perhaps no clinical…
Irradiated Cannabis: Radioactivity, Terpenes, and Safety
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #67 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. PolicyResearchSafetyTHCPainAnxietyMental Health Why This Matters This article matters for clinicians and their patients…
New Conditions Eligible For Medicinal Cannabis | The Journal-News
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #67 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. SleepAnxietyNeurologyPolicyMental HealthResearchSafety Why This Matters This article matters for clinicians and their…
Cannabis Use and Mental Health in Young Canadian Adults: What a New Survey Found
cannabis mental health young adults: A new analysis of 1,240 Canadian adults aged 20 to 24 found that non-medical cannabis use was associated with greater odds of poorer self-reported mental health. The association was larger among respondents reporting…
How THC-Free CBD Products Became a Mainstream Wellness Choice
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #67 Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. SleepAnxietyMental HealthPolicyCBDSafetyIndustry Why This Matters This article matters for clinicians and their patients…
