ArticleAdolescent health, medicine and therapeutics2020
Children and Youth Who Use Cannabis for Pain Relief: Benefits, Risks, and Perceptions.
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- Pain assessment and treatment in patients with mucopolysaccharidoses: a French multicentric pediatric study.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2025Article
- Cannabis Use is Associated With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Pediatric Patients-A Large Claims Database Study.Urology · 2025Article
- Cannabinoids in Chronic Pain: Clinical Outcomes, Adverse Effects and Legal Challenges.Neurology international · 2025Review
- Commercial Cannabidiol for Community-Based Young Adolescents: Predicting Medicinal Use.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2025Article
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- School Nurse Perspectives of Medical Cannabis Policy in K-12 Schools: An Exploratory Descriptive Study.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2024Article
- Medical Cannabis Patients Under the Age of 21 in the United States: Description of Demographics and Conditions from a Large Patient Database, 2019-2023.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Outdoor Medical Cannabis Advertising in Oklahoma: Examining Regulatory Compliance and Social Meanings in Billboard Content.Substance use & misuse · 2023Review
- The Cannabis Ask: What's a Psychiatrist to Do?Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2022Article
- Nutraceuticals and Behavioral Therapy for Headache.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2021Review
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Abstract
We provide up-to-date perspectives on the benefits and risks of medical cannabis for pain management in children and youth. To date, only two studies (a case report and a small observational study) have examined the effects of medical cannabis on pain in children and youth. No controlled trial has commented on long-term safety of medical cannabis. Findings from the recreational cannabis literature reveal significant potential short- and long-term risks of regular cannabis use, including impaired driving, depression, suicidality, psychosis, and tolerance. Despite this, many children and youth are self-medicating with cannabis, and perceive regular cannabis use to be safe. There is a need for better education and counselling of patients regarding the benefits and risks of medical cannabis use.
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