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Health professionals are generally supportive of medicinal cannabis use but report a lack of knowledge about its use

Health Professionals Supportive of Medicinal Cannabis

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However, across medicine, pharmacy, and nursing, providers need more information
Marijuana use is associated with both sperm functional defects and an increased risk for being on a lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) medication among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia/LUTS

AUA: Marijuana Tied to Increased Risk for LUTS Medications in BPH

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Marijuana use also linked to worse overall semen parameters due to induction of oxidative stress
Many people with cancer use marijuana

Rates of Marijuana Use in Cancer Patients on the Rise in U.S.

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People with cancer also more likely to use prescription opioids than those without
Regular cannabis users require a significantly higher amount of sedation for endoscopic procedures compared with nonusers

Need for Sedation Up for Regular Cannabis Users

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Regular cannabis users undergoing endoscopic procedures need higher dose than nonusers
Daily cannabis use is more common among individuals with serious psychological distress (SPD) but is increasing in both those with and without SPD

Daily Cannabis Use More Common in Distressed Individuals

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But use increasing among those with and without past-month serious psychological distress
The forms of medical cannabis used vary for patients with and without cancer

Cannabis Products Used Differ for Cancer, Noncancer Patients

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Cancer patients more likely to use sublingual tincture form; noncancer patients often use vaporization form
Emergency department visits in Colorado attributable to inhaled cannabis are more frequent than those attributable to edible cannabis

ED Visits in Colorado More Frequent for Inhaled Versus Edible Cannabis

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Visits for edible cannabis more likely to be for acute psychiatric symptoms, intoxication
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Cannabidiol Products Now Available at Hundreds of CVS Stores

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Stores will carry the CBD products from marijuana company Curaleaf Holdings
Cannabis use is associated with increased odds of psychotic disorder

Daily Cannabis Use May Up Risk for Developing Psychotic Disorder

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Daily cannabis use, especially high-potency types, linked to increased odds of psychotic disorder
Most qualifying conditions for which patients are licensed to use cannabis medically have substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic efficacy

Evidence of Therapeutic Efficacy Substantial for Cannabis Use

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Substantial, conclusive evidence of therapeutic efficacy found for 85.5 percent of qualifying conditions