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A 2012 special report by the British Lung Foundation concluded that cannabis smoking was linked to many adverse effects, including bronchitis and lung cancer. [87] They identified cannabis smoke as a carcinogen and also said awareness of the danger was low compared with the high awareness of the dangers of smoking tobacco particularly among ...
Cannabis and cancer risk. The cannabis plant contains more than 100 cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, and hundreds of non-cannabinoid chemicals. Scientists are just beginning to understand the ...
A man smoking cannabis in Kolkata, India. As of 2025, no high-quality evidence has been found linking cannabis smoking to lung cancer, despite cannabis smoke having similar properties to tobacco smoke. Why this is the case remains unclear.
Laboratory experiments have suggested that cannabis and cannabinoids have anticarcinogenic and antitumor effects, [22] including a potential effect on breast- and lung-cancer cells. [23] While cannabis may have potential for refractory cancer pain or use as an antiemetic, much of the evidence comes from outdated or small studies, or animal ...
Cannabis use disorder is diagnosed when a person has two or more of such symptoms as craving weed, becoming tolerant to its effects, using more than intended, using marijuana even though it causes ...
Legislation aimed at unregulated cannabis products containing delta-8 THC could hurt people who use hemp-derived medicine for serious seizures. Column: A California crackdown on 'diet weed' could ...
Cannabis began to attract renewed interest as medicine in the 1970s and 1980s, in particular due to its use by cancer and AIDS patients who reported relief from the effects of chemotherapy and wasting syndrome. [91] In 1996, California became the first U.S. state to legalize medical cannabis in defiance of federal law. [92]
Instead of receiving treatment, Peterson was recruited for staff duties. He was ordered to help restrain other patients during electroshock therapy. “Either you are the shocker or the shockee,” the orderlies told him. Patients were forced to strip naked before bed and to leave their clothes in a pile outside the dormitory.