 Cannabis
"Cannabis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.
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D002188
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.055.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cannabis- Cannabis
- Cannabi
- Hemp Plant
- Hemp Plants
- Plant, Hemp
- Plants, Hemp
Marihuana- Marihuana
- Marihuanas
- Marijuana
- Marijuanas
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cannabis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cannabis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2016 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2019 | 10 | 7 | 17 | | 2020 | 22 | 1 | 23 | | 2021 | 36 | 2 | 38 | | 2022 | 32 | 1 | 33 | | 2023 | 44 | 1 | 45 | | 2024 | 14 | 9 | 23 | | 2025 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cannabis" by people in Profiles.
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McClure EA, Piper ME, Crotty Alexander LE, Burnham EL, Freeman TP, Galiatsatos P, Lang AE, Lee DC, Leone FT, Melzer AC, Mermelstein RJ, Montgomery L, Rabin RA, Smith DM, St Helen G, Weinberger AH, Kathuria H. Effects of Inhaled Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use on Respiratory Health and Tobacco Cessation: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Nov; 211(11):2021-2042.
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Li T, Wang GS, Brooks-Russell A, Tung G, Leslie L, Rittiphairoj T, Oberste JP, Yim TW, Bero L, Samet JM. Methodological challenges and actionable recommendations in studying the health effects of high-concentration THC products. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 07; 194(10):3050-3061.
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Crume TL, Kim P, Shen X, Iisa E, Huestis MA, Fried P, Stickrath EH, Conageski C, Phipers JE, Kinney G, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Dufford AJ. In utero chronic cannabis exposure is associated with lower total brain volume in the first month of postnatal life. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2025; 51(4):458-470.
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Giordano G, Brook CP, Ortiz Torres M, MacDonald G, Skrzynski CJ, Lisano JK, Mackie DI, Bidwell LC. Accuracy of labeled THC potency across flower and concentrate cannabis products. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 01; 15(1):20822.
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Brooks-Russell A, Bird S, Brown T, Limbacher S, Kosnett M, Dooley G, Wrobel J. Impact of naturalistic cannabis use on lateral control and speed: A driving simulator study. Traffic Inj Prev. 2025 Oct; 26(sup1):S86-S95.
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Panchal Z, Sakai J, Goldstein-Piekarski AN, Ellingson JM, Iacono W, Corley RP, Vrieze S, Hopfer CJ, Hewitt JK, McGue MK, Ross JM. Mental Health, Substance Use, and Related Factors Associated with Recent Use of Cannabis for Sleep: A Co-Twin Control Study. Behav Sleep Med. 2025 Sep-Oct; 23(5):648-660.
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Bryan AD, Skrzynski CJ, Giordano G, Yang J, Stanger M, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE, Perreault L. Cannabis Use is Associated with Less Peripheral Inflammation but Similar Insulin Sensitivity as Nonuse in Healthy Adults. Am J Med. 2025 Sep; 138(9):1285-1295.
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Wymore EM, Wagner K, Gold C, Halmo LS. High Stakes: Exploring the Impact of Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Lactation. Neoreviews. 2025 Apr 01; 26(4):e247-e263.
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Kumar AR, Benson LS, Wymore EM, Phipers JE, Dempsey JC, Cort LA, Unadkat JD. Quantification and prediction of human fetal (-)-?9-tetrahydrocannabinol/(±)-11-OH-?9-tetrahydrocannabinol exposure during pregnancy to inform fetal cannabis toxicity. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 18; 16(1):824.
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Gowin JL, Ellingson JM, Karoly HC, Manza P, Ross JM, Sloan ME, Tanabe JL, Volkow ND. Brain Function Outcomes of Recent and Lifetime Cannabis Use. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 01 02; 8(1):e2457069.
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