Notes from the Field : Acute Poisonings from a Synthetic Cannabinoid Sold as Cannabidiol — Utah, 2017–2018 Roberta Z. Horth, Barbara Crouch, B. Zane Horowitz, Amelia Prebish, Matthew Slawson, Jennifer McNair, Chris Elsholz, Stephen Gilley, Jenny Robertson, Ilene Risk, Mary Hill, Linnea Fletcher, Wei Hou, Dallin Peterson, Karlee Adams, Dagmar Vitek, Allyn Nakashima, Angela Dunn MMWR / May 25, 2018 / Vol. 67 / No. 20 US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention On December 8, 2017, the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) notified the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) of reports of emergency department visits associated with reported [...]
Lire la suiteLabeling Accuracy of Cannabidiol Extracts Sold Online Marcel O. Bonn-Miller, Mallory J.E. Loflin, Brian F. Thomas, Jahan P. Marcu, Travis Hyke, Ryan Vandrey JAMA, 2017, Nov 7, 318, (17), 1708–1709. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.11909 This study compares ingredients listed on the labels of cannabidiol products sold online to actual product constituents determined by laboratory analysis. There is growing consumer demand for cannabidiol (CBD), a constituent of the cannabis plant, due to its purported medicinal benefits for myriad health conditions. Viscous plant-derived extracts, suspended in oil, alcohol (tincture), or vaporization liquid, represent most of the retail market for CBD. Discrepancies between federal and state cannabis laws have resulted in [...]
Lire la suiteCannabis et sécurité routière : en zone rurale, la répression plus dangereuse que la consommation ? Sur les routes de Lozère, une présomption d’innocence en ligne discontinue paru dans lundimatin#195, le 10 juin 2019 https://lundi.am/Cannabis-et-securite-routiere-en-zone-rurale-la-repression-plus-dangereuse-que-la-consommation Un lecteur de lundimatin nous a fait parvenir cette longue enquête à propos de la lutte contre la conduite après avoir fait usage de stupéfiants en Lozère. L’auteur est allé à la rencontre d’habitants et d’élus très critiques quant aux conséquences pratiques des tests salivaires. A cela s’ajoutent de nombreux témoignages de faux positifs et de conducteurs qui finissent sur le bord de la route : une punition vécue comme une injustice [...]
Lire la suitePsycholytic and Psychedelic Therapy Research 1931-1995 : A Complete International Bibliography Torsten Passie Laurentius Publishers, Hannover, Germany, 1997 Kleine bibliographische Reihe, vol. 3. (Ed. Raimund Dehmlow), ISSN 0941-6617 ISBN 3-931614-83-2 (cloth), ISBN 3-931614-84-0 (pbk) Preface I. Introduction 9 II. Organization of the Bibliography 21 III. Bibliography 1. General Approach and Basic Research 23 2. Psycholytic Therapy 42 3. Psychedelic Therapy 70 IV. Major Scientific Conferences on the Subject 88 V. Major Bibliographic Sources 89 Author Index 90 Subject Index 95 About the Authors 102
Lire la suiteChanvre industriel, bien-être, cannabis médical, récréatif : pourquoi ces distinctions ? Aurélien Bernard NEWSWEED, Cannabis en France 18 juillet 2019 Une question nous est revenue à plusieurs reprises suite au récapitulatif du colloque sur le chanvre bien-être : pourquoi parler de « chanvre bien-être » ? Si l’on peut effectivement s’interroger sur la nécessité d’avoir toutes ces dénominations, elles servent pourtant à dissocier à la fois les usages et l’aspect réglementaire franco-français du cannabis. Nous avons donc : du chanvre industriel : variétés de cannabis à -0,2% de THC, pour un usage fibres et graines du chanvre bien-être : variétés de cannabis à -0,2% de [...]
Lire la suiteIdentification of Terpenoid Chemotypes Among High (-)-trans-D9- Tetrahydrocannabinol-Producing Cannabis sativa L. Cultivars Justin T. Fischedick Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 2017, 2, 1, 34-47 DOI: 10.1089/can.2016.0040 Abstract Introduction : With laws changing around the world regarding the legal status of Cannabis sativa (cannabis) it is important to develop objective classification systems that help explain the chemical variation found among various cultivars. Currently cannabis cultivars are named using obscure and inconsistent nomenclature. Terpenoids, responsible for the aroma of cannabis, are a useful group of compounds for distinguishing cannabis cultivars with similar cannabinoid content. Methods : In this study we analyzed terpenoid content of cannabis samples obtained from a [...]
Lire la suiteA reliable and validated LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous quantification of 4 cannabinoids in 40 consumer products Qingfang Meng, Beth Buchanan, Jonathan Zuccolo, Mathieu-Marc Poulin, Joseph Gabriele, David Charles Baranowski PLoS ONE, 2018, 13, 5, e0196396. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196396 Abstract In the past 50 years, Cannabis sativa (C. sativa) has gone from a substance essentially prohibited worldwide to one that is gaining acceptance both culturally and legally in many countries for medicinal and recreational use. As additional jurisdictions legalize Cannabis products and the variety and complexity of these products surpass the classical dried plant material, appropriate methods for measuring the biologically active constituents is paramount to ensure [...]
Lire la suiteMenace or medicine? Anthropological perspectives on the self-administration of high potency cannabis in the UK Anna Waldstein Drugs and Alcohol Today • Volume 10 Issue 3 • September 2010 Abstract Domestically produced, high potency cannabis (often referred to as ‘skunk’ in the mainstream UK media) has become increasingly widespread in the UK. This paper considers whether the trend reflects an increased awareness of and desire for medical marijuana. Determining whether cannabis is a drug or a medicine depends on its objective physiological effects – which may vary from one individual to another – as well as how and why those effects are experienced. The [...]
Lire la suiteCannabinoïds and cancer: causation, remediation, and palliation Wayne Hall, MacDonald Christie, David Currow Lancet Oncology, 2005, 6, 35–42 http://oncology.thelancet.com This review discusses three different associations between cannabinoids and cancer. First, it assesses evidence that smoking of cannabis preparations may cause cancers of the aerodigestive and respiratory system. There have been case reports of upper-respiratory-tract cancers in young adults who smoke cannabis, but evidence from a few epidemiological cohort studies and case-control studies is inconsistent. Second, there is mixed evidence on the effects of THC and other cannabinoids on cancers: in some in vitro and in vivo studies THC and some synthetic cannabinoids have had [...]
Lire la suiteA burning problem: cannabis lessons learned from Colorado Jamie E. Parnes, Adrian J. Bravo, Bradley T. Conner and Matthew R. Pearson ADDICTION RESEARCH & THEORY, 2018, VOL. 26, NO. 1, 3–10 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2017.1315410 ABSTRACT With recent increases in cannabis’ popularity, including being legalized in several states, new issues have emerged related to use. Increases in the number of users, new products, and home growing all present distinct concerns. In the present review, we explored various cannabis-related concerns (i.e. use, acquiring, growing, and public health/policy) that have arisen in Colorado in order to provide information on emerging issues and future directions to mitigate negative outcomes that could [...]
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