 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.
| Descriptor ID |
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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 9 | 1 | 10 | | 2016 | 8 | 2 | 10 | | 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2018 | 9 | 3 | 12 | | 2019 | 11 | 7 | 18 | | 2020 | 22 | 2 | 24 | | 2021 | 35 | 2 | 37 | | 2022 | 32 | 1 | 33 | | 2023 | 43 | 1 | 44 | | 2024 | 13 | 9 | 22 | | 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cannabis" by people in Profiles.
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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 Jan 02; 8(1):e2457069.
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J Ilonze O, Knapp SM, Chernyak Y, Page RL, Boyd LJ, Mazimba S, Raman SV, Enyi CO, Allen LA, Breathett K. Cannabis use and heart transplant listing: A survey of clinician practices. PLoS One. 2024; 19(12):e0310778.
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Leone RM, Tomko RL, Hindocha C, Hardeman L, Tuttle J, Gray KM. Understanding US adolescents' and emerging adults' overestimation of their cannabis use quantity. Addict Behav. 2025 Feb; 161:108206.
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Teano VJ, Weikel BW, Hwang SS, Wymore EM, Blackwell S, Bourque SL. Predictors of perinatal cannabis use in colorado and the association with depression during pregnancy. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2025 Jun; 28(3):603-611.
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Althoff MD, Kinney GL, Aloia MS, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Bowler RP. The impact of cannabis use proximal to sleep and cannabinoid metabolites on sleep architecture. J Clin Sleep Med. 2024 Oct 01; 20(10):1615-1625.
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Bidwell LC, Martin-Willett R, Melendez SN, Rosa L, Giordano G, Hutchison KE, Bryan AD. LOTUS: Protocol for a double-blind placebo controlled randomized trial of hemp-derived cannabidiol for the treatment of cannabis use disorder. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0308262.
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Chen B, Fullerton L, Smolinske S, Seifert S, Tuuri R. The Impact of Legalizing Recreational Cannabis on the Children of a Neighboring State. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2024 Dec 01; 40(12):904-909.
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Berry JL, Brooks-Russell A, Beuning CN, Limbacher SA, Lovestead TM, Jeerage KM. Cannabinoids detected in exhaled breath condensate after cannabis use. J Breath Res. 2024 Jul 23; 18(4).
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