Effects of High-Potency Cannabis on Psychomotor Performance in Frequent Cannabis Users.

ABSTRACT: Background: Recently increased access to cannabis products in the United States has been associated with increased rates of driving after cannabis use. Although numerous studies indicate that cannabis impairs psychomotor and neurocognitive functions that can affect driving ability, the determination of cannabis-impaired driving risk is complicated by the extent to which frequent cannabis users develop tolerance to THC's subjective, cognitive, and psychomotor effects, and by the fact that there is no validated behavioral or biological marker of recent cannabis use or cannabis-related impairment. This study examined the psychomotor impairment-related effects experienced by frequent cannabis users in Colorado after naturalistic consumption of smoked cannabis, both immediately and 1 h p

SUBMITTER: Karoly HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8864436 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature