All Research and Sources
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Is CBD an effective treatment for insomnia?
Rationale: People report that cannabis helps with sleep; therefore, more people are using cannabis for medical conditions, such as insomnia. (de Bode et. al 2025). Insomnia is characterized by persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep despite having the opportunity to rest. This sleep disorder causes significant distress…
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What are the connections between cannabis and memory?
Rationale: Despite clear evidence of THC’s negative impact on memory, there’s still a large gap in knowledge about the role of CBD on cognition (Bossong, 2013). About 1 in 10 American adults have used CBD products in the last 30 days (Park, 2025). Many people believe that…
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What are the links between cannabis use and stroke?
Rationale: As cannabis legalization increases globally, understanding its impact on stroke risk is critical. Cannabis usage is believed to link to increased stroke due to impact on orthostatic tension (a sudden rise in blood pressure). There have been mixed research results because cannabis users often use nicotine,…
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Are “budtenders” reliable sources of cannabis advice?
Rationale: Increases in cannabis access have led to rising rates of prenatal cannabis use, despite evidence of negative outcomes. Budtenders, those who work at cannabis retailers, may influence women’s decisions about using during their pregnancies. Although they are often thought of as experts on cannabis use, budtenders…
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Is cannabis use making depression and suicidal thoughts worse in teens?
Rationale: Our brains undergo a crucial stage of development during adolescence. Major depressive disorder and suicide are especially common during this time. Evidence shows that cannabis use is twice as common among adolescents with MDD. Researchers studied the possible connection between cannabis use and depressive and suicidal…
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What’s the link between cannabis use, depression, and bipolar disorder?
Rationale: Cannabis use is rapidly increasing, while research on its mental health outcomes as they relate to psychosis, depression, and bipolar disorder is lacking. Method: Roughly 6.7 million participants aged 16 or older in Denmark were studied over the course of 26 years. Data were collected based…
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Cannabis impacts on female fertility
Rationale: THC products are easier to get and stronger than ever before, which raises concerns for human health, importantly reproductive health (Duveal 2025). Female babies in utero have a finite number of eggs that they will have for the rest of their lives; these eggs are highly…
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How does cannabis use impact social relationships?
Rationale: Previous studies have shown that cannabis use reduces brain activity related to memory, executive function, emotion, reward processing, and social processing. In this study, researchers sought to understand how short-term and chronic cannabis use influences brain activity involved in maintaining social relationships, understanding other perspectives, and…
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Does infrequent cannabis use affect the adolescent brain?
Rationale: Prior research shows decreased brain volume in regular cannabis users. However, not much is known about the effect of low-dose, recreational cannabis use during adolescence. Method: Researchers compared brains, IQ, and behavior in two groups of young people: one group who just used cannabis once or…
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Does cannabis use increase head and neck cancer risk?
Rationale: Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) is the 6th most frequent cancer type worldwide. Tobacco consumption is a risk factor for the development of HNC (Jethwa, 2017). The cancer-inducing chemicals in tobacco can damage DNA and increase inflammatory responses. Although, prior evidence suggests that cannabis may also…