Epidemiology of Δ8THC-Related Carcinogenesis in USA: A Panel Regression and Causal Inferential Study.

ABSTRACT: The use of Δ8THC is increasing at present across the USA in association with widespread cannabis legalization and the common notion that it is "legal weed". As genotoxic actions have been described for many cannabinoids, we studied the cancer epidemiology of Δ8THC. Data on 34 cancer types was from the Centers for Disease Control Atlanta Georgia, substance abuse data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, ethnicity and income data from the U.S. Census Bureau, and cannabinoid concentration data from the Drug Enforcement Agency, were combined and processed in R. Eight cancers (corpus uteri, liver, gastric cardia, breast and post-menopausal breast, anorectum, pancreas, and thyroid) were related to Δ8THC exposure on bivariate testing, and 18 (additionally, stomach,

SUBMITTER: Reece AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9265369 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature