Year-Long Cannabis Use for Medical Symptoms and Brain Activation During Cognitive Processes.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cannabis is increasingly being used to treat medical symptoms, but the effects on brain function in those using cannabis for these symptoms are not known.

Objective

To test whether 1 year of cannabis use for medical symptoms after obtaining a medical cannabis card was associated with increased brain activation during working memory, reward, and inhibitory control tasks, areas of cognition affected by cannabis.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study was conducted from July 2017 to July 2020 among participants from the greater Boston area who were recruited as part of a clinical trial of individuals seeking medical cannabis cards for anxiety, depression, pain, or insomnia symptoms. Participants were aged between 18 and 65 years. Exclusion criteri

SUBMITTER: Burdinski DCL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature