Acute Effects of Smoked and Vaporized Cannabis in Healthy Adults Who Infrequently Use Cannabis: A Crossover Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Vaporization is an increasingly popular method for cannabis administration, and policy changes have increased adult access to cannabis drastically. Controlled examinations of cannabis vaporization among adults with infrequent current cannabis use patterns (>30 days since last use) are needed.

Objective

To evaluate the acute dose effects of smoked and vaporized cannabis using controlled administration methods.

Design, setting, and participants

This within-participant, double-blind, crossover study was conducted from June 2016 to January 2017 at the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and included 17 healthy adults. Six smoked and vaporized outpatient experimental sessions (1-week washout between sessions) were

SUBMITTER: Spindle TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6324384 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature