Thai Medicinal Cannabis User Perceptions: Qualitative Study 2025
A Bangkok-based qualitative study finds Thai medicinal cannabis users report perceived benefits for cancer, pain, and insomnia—but rely on informal peer networks for guidance. Here's what the evidence does and does not show.
Cannabis Use and Physical Activity: Accelerometer Study Finds No Sedentary Link
Using objective wrist accelerometry data from nearly 5,000 U.S. adults, researchers found that recent cannabis use was not linked to more sedentary time or less vigorous exercise—though a small, clinically uncertain increase in light activity was…
Childhood Trauma and Cannabis Use in Cancer Survivors
Cancer survivors carrying the heaviest burden of childhood adversity were four times as likely to report cannabis use in a 2020 national survey. The study cannot establish cause, but the findings raise important questions about trauma-informed care in…
Medical Cannabis Provider Practices: 2018 Survey Findings
Who is actually guiding patients through medical cannabis use? A 2018 cross-sectional survey of 171 licensed and unlicensed recommenders reveals a field building its own rules without formal guidance—and the implications matter for patient safety.
Cannabis Legalization and Adult Use: Who Starts Using After Legalization?
New research using 8 years of BRFSS data finds that cannabis legalization expands the pool of users primarily among groups that historically used less—older adults, women, and college-educated White Americans—rather than intensifying use among existing…
CBD and Liver Enzymes: FDA-Funded RCT Findings Explained
A news summary of a 2025 FDA-funded RCT (Florian et al., JAMA Internal Medicine) reports liver enzyme elevations in 5.6% of healthy adults taking consumer-range CBD doses, with reversible effects and no serious adverse events. Here is what the evidence…
Cannabis and Depression in Women: NHANES Study Findings
A PhD dissertation analyzing NHANES 2005–2012 data found that regular cannabis use was associated with nearly doubled odds of depressive symptoms in women but not men. No cardiovascular association was detected. The cross-sectional design means causation…
Cannabis Mortality in Canada: What the Evidence Shows
A 2026 modeling study published in Sustainability estimates ~28,000–30,000 premature deaths annually attributable to cannabis use in Canada and calculates that reallocating cannabis farmland could feed over 3,600 people. The findings are…
Cannabis and Cognition in Older Adults: UK Biobank Study Review
A new observational study in Age and Ageing found largely non-harmful — and sometimes beneficial — associations between cannabis use history and cognition in older adults, though mixed findings and major methodological limits apply. This analysis breaks…
Cannabis Dispensary Staff Counseling: Safety Gaps Revealed
Who counsels cannabis customers about safety? A national survey of 434 dispensary staff finds that most guidance comes from budtenders rather than clinicians, state regulations have limited effect on counseling practices, and a substantial minority of…