Cannabis and Health Research: Rapid Progress Requires Innovative Research Designs
Cannabis and Health Research: Rapid Progress Requires Innovative Research Designs
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jval.2019.05.005
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发表时间：
2019-11-01
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影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Bryan, Angela D.
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作者：
Hutchison, Kent E.;Bidwell, L. Cinnamon;Bryan, Angela D.
在接受医用和娱乐用大麻方面，美国经历了巨大的变化。63%的美国人口可以进入药用大麻市场，那里提供越来越多样化和有效的大麻产品。考虑到快速变化的文化、政治和法律格局，科学文献没有充分地为公共政策、医疗决策或减少伤害的方法提供信息。这份文件的目的是(1)调查关于大麻通常治疗的医疗条件的大麻研究状况，(2)审查导致大麻使用与现有经验数据之间存在巨大差距的障碍，以及(3)提出一条新的研究设计来解决这些差距的前进道路。因此，我们的目标是促进对大麻研究障碍的更微妙的理解，并提出快速开发有意义的知识库所必需的创新研究设计。
The United States has witnessed enormous changes concerning the acceptance of medicinal and recreational cannabis use. Sixty-three percent of the US population has access to medicinal cannabis markets, which offer increasingly diverse and potent cannabis products. Considering the rapidly changing cultural, political, and legal landscape, the scientific literature does not adequately inform public policy, medical decision making, or harm reduction approaches. The goals of this paper are to (1) investigate the state of cannabis research on medical conditions commonly treated with cannabis, (2) review the barriers that have led to large gaps between cannabis use and available empirical data, and (3) suggest a path forward with new research designs to address these gaps. Thus, we aim to advance a more nuanced understanding of the barriers to cannabis research and suggest innovative research designs necessary for rapid development of a meaningful knowledge base.