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Cannabis Smoking in 2015: A Concern for Lung Health?
Review in Chest, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
What it found
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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.
- Cannabis use, preterm birth, and small for gestational age: findings from the national birth defects prevention study.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Cannabis use and its impact on respiratory physiology and lung cancer risk: Mechanistic and epidemiological insights (Review).Biomedical reports · 2025Review
- Associations for subgroups of E-cigarette, cigarette, and cannabis use with asthma in a population sample of California adolescents.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Impact of Marijuana Smoking on COPD Progression in a Cohort of Middle-Aged and Older Persons.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2023Article
- Illegal drugs and periodontal conditions.Periodontology 2000 · 2022Review
- Effect of marijuana smoking on lung function change in older ever tobacco smokers.The European respiratory journal · 2022Article
- Practical Considerations for the Use of Cannabis in Cancer Pain Management-What a Medical Oncologist Should Know.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Is There a Place for Medicinal Cannabis in Treating Patients with Sleep Disorders? What We Know so Far.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Review
- Wonder or evil?: Multifaceted health hazards and health benefits ofSaudi journal of biological sciences · 2021Review
- Dabbing-Induced Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.Cureus · 2021Article
- Alcohol and cannabis use alter pulmonary innate immunity.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2019Article
- Cannabis-Associated Asthma and Allergies.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2019Review
- Cannabis effects on brain structure, function, and cognition: considerations for medical uses of cannabis and its derivatives.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2019Review
- What are the long-term effects of smoked marijuana on lung health?CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2018Article
- Treating tobacco dependence: guidance for primary care on life-saving interventions. Position statement of the IPCRG.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2017Review
- [On the legalization debate of non-medical cannabis consumption : Position paper of the German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics].Der Nervenarzt · 2017Article
- Effect of cannabis smoking on lung function and respiratory symptoms: a structured literature review.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2016Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
Recent legislative successes allowing expanded access to recreational and medicinal cannabis have been associated with its increased use by the public, despite continued debates regarding its safety within the medical and scientific communities. Despite legislative changes, cannabis is most commonly used by smoking, although alternatives to inhalation have also emerged. Moreover, the composition of commercially available cannabis has dramatically changed in recent years. Therefore, developing sound scientific information regarding its impact on lung health is imperative, particularly because published data conducted prior to widespread legalization are conflicting and inconclusive. In this commentary, we delineate major observations of epidemiologic investigations examining cannabis use and the potential associated development of airways disease and lung cancer to highlight gaps in pulmonary knowledge. Additionally, we review major histopathologic alterations related to smoked cannabis and define specific areas in animal models and human clinical translational investigations that could benefit from additional development. Given that cannabis has an ongoing classification as a schedule I medication, federal funding to support investigations of modern cannabis use in terms of medicinal efficacy and safety profile on lung health have been elusive. It is clear, however, that the effects of inhaled cannabis on lung health remain uncertain and given increasing use patterns, are worthy of further investigation.
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