 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 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2016 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2017 | 6 | 2 | 8 | | 2018 | 8 | 3 | 11 | | 2019 | 10 | 8 | 18 | | 2020 | 24 | 2 | 26 | | 2021 | 37 | 3 | 40 | | 2022 | 34 | 1 | 35 | | 2023 | 45 | 1 | 46 | | 2024 | 15 | 10 | 25 | | 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15 | | 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cannabis" by people in Profiles.
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Morris AWJ, Mueller RL, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE. Age differences in endocannabinoid tone are ameliorated after recent cannabis use. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 24; 16(1):3483.
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Anquillare E, Zohn JH, Thayer RE. Cognitive Effects of Cannabis Use Across the Lifespan: A Review for Clinical Practice. J Addict Nurs. 2025 Oct-Dec 01; 36(4):236-242.
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Adinoff B, Nunes JC. Challenging the 25-year-old 'mature brain' mythology: implications for the minimum legal age for non-medical cannabis use. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2025; 51(5):577-583.
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Bery JL, Brooks-Russell A, Lovestead TM, Jeerage KM. The detection of cannabinoids in breath after ingestion of cannabis-infused edibles. J Anal Toxicol. 2025 Nov 01; 49(9):673-680.
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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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Hammond CJ, Fristad MA, Moon YJ, Batt MM, Dopp R, Ghaziuddin N, Hulvershorn L, Leffler JM, Singh MK, Sullivan AE, Weinstein S, Miller L. Differences in Cannabis and Cannabidiol Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behaviors Between US Adolescents Receiving Mood Disorder Treatment and Their Parents Across Legal Contexts. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Oct 16; 22(10).
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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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Brooks-Russell A, Godbole S, Kosnett MJ, Limbacher S, Subramanian PS, Brown T, Wrobel J. Pupillary dynamics?as a marker of acute cannabis inhalation. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2025 Nov; 63(11):869-877.
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VanderVeen BN, Cardaci TD, Unger CA, NeSmith MM, Freeman JC, Bastian AV, Roark K, Upadhyay M, Levy AG, Bullard BM, McDonald SJ, Velázquez KT, Enos RT, Kubinak JL, Hofseth LJ, Hebert JR, Fan D, Murphy EA. Cannabis improves metabolic dysfunction and macrophage signatures in obese mice. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2025 Oct 01; 329(4):C1316-C1331.
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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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