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Common side effects include dizziness, feeling tired, vomiting, and hallucinations. [7] Long-term effects of cannabis are not clear. [7] Concerns include memory and cognition problems, risk of addiction, schizophrenia in young people, and the risk of children taking it by accident. [6]
A 2012 review of cannabis use and dependency in the United States by Danovitch et al said that "42% of persons over age 12 have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, 11.5% have used within the past year, and 1.8% have met diagnostic criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence within the past year. Among individuals who have ever used ...
A dried cannabis flower. The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
Short-term use increases both minor and major adverse effects. [116] Common side effects include dizziness, feeling tired, vomiting, and hallucinations. [116] Long-term effects of cannabis are not clear. [120] Concerns including memory and cognition problems, risk of addiction, schizophrenia in young people, and the risk of children taking it ...
A 2015 review found that the use of high CBD-to-THC strains of cannabis showed significantly fewer positive symptoms, such as delusions and hallucinations, better cognitive function and both lower risk for developing psychosis, as well as a later age of onset of the illness, compared to cannabis with low CBD-to-THC ratios. [144]
An FDA advisory informs consumers of five things they should know about Delta 8 THC and possible health risks
Various strains of "medical cannabis" are found to have a significant variation in the ratios of CBD-to-THC and are known to contain other non-psychotropic cannabinoids. [45] Any psychoactive cannabis, regardless of its CBD content, is derived from the flower (or bud) of the genus Cannabis .
Nabiximols [2] sold under the brand name Sativex, is a specific Cannabis extract that was approved in 2010 as a botanical drug in the United Kingdom. Nabiximols is sold as a mouth spray intended to alleviate neuropathic pain , spasticity , overactive bladder , and other symptoms of multiple sclerosis ; it was developed by the UK company GW ...