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Cannabis impacts distinct demographics differently – Newswise
“Cannabis has been around for a long time, but it has not been well studied,” said Harriet de Wit, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago. They found that increasing doses of THC can increase bodily anxiety in women, and that compared to adults, adolescents are more […]
Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in a different way to tobacco – Newswise
“Although the effects of cannabis were detrimental, the pattern of lung function changes was not the same. The research found that prolonged cannabis use led to over-inflated lungs and increased the resistance to airflow to a greater extent than tobacco,” he says. Why cannabis harms the lungs in different ways to tobacco is not known. […]
Scientists put the stopwatch on cannabis intoxication
Newswise — A comprehensive analysis of 80 scientific studies has identified a ‘window of impairment’ of between three and 10 hours caused by moderate to high doses of the intoxicating component of cannabis, tetrahydrocannabinol . “Our analysis indicates that impairment may last up to 10 hours if high doses of THC are consumed orally. Academic […]