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ArticleCannabis and cannabinoid research2022

Shifting the Paradigm on Cannabis Safety.

Pauric Bannigan, James C Evans, Christine Allen

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Article in Cannabis and cannabinoid research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Adherence to Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines among Canadian college students: a regression analysis.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Associations between Cannabis Consumption Methods and Cannabis Risk Perception.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
    Article
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pauric BanniganLeslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
James C EvansLeslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Christine AllenLeslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global movement toward legalization of cannabis is resulting in an ever-increasing public perception that cannabis is safe. Cannabis is not the first drug to be available for nonmedical use, nor is it the first to have such an unfounded safety profile. The safety of long-term exposure to phytocannabinoids is misunderstood by, and under reported to, the general public. There is evidence to suggest that long-term use of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increased risk of undesirable side effects. This evidence warrants both appropriate caution from the general public and investment in further research by government and industry sectors that are profiting from the sale of these potent psychoactive agents. There is no doubt that these compounds have medical potential. However, in addition to the medical potential, we must also remain aware of the adverse health effects that are becoming synonymous with recreational cannabis use. This perspective highlights the privileged role that cannabis has as a perceived "safe drug" in society and summarizes some concerning side effects that are becoming associated with regular nonprescribed cannabis use.

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CannabisAnalgesicsCommerceGovernmentInvestmentsAnalgesicsadverse health effectsnonmedical cannabis userecreational cannabis useside effects

Identifiers

PMID33998854
PMCPMC8864419
OpenAlexW3037615388

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Registered trials

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