Cannabis

Guide to information and research about cannabis use and health post-legalization.

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The search strings that follow use the following terms:
  • Marijuana
  • Cannabis
  • Hash
  • Weed
  • Marihuana
  • THC

PubMed

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(Therapy/Narrow[filter] OR systematic[sb]) AND ((marijuana*[tiab] OR cannabis*[tiab] OR hash[tiab] OR weed[tiab] OR marihuana*[tiab] OR THC[tiab])) 

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CINAHL

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((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (PT “randomized controlled trial” OR ((TI randomized OR AB randomized) AND (TI controlled OR AB controlled) AND (TI trial OR AB trial)) OR TI systematic OR AB systematic))

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PsycINFO

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((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (((TI randomized OR AB randomized) AND (TI controlled OR AB controlled) AND (TI trial OR AB trial)) OR TI systematic OR AB systematic))

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EMBASE

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((‘randomized controlled trial’:it OR (randomized:ti,ab AND controlled:ti,ab AND trial:ti,ab) OR systematic/de ) AND (marijuana*:ti,ab OR cannabis*:ti,ab OR hash:ti,ab OR weed:ti,ab OR marihuana*:ti,ab OR THC:ti,ab))

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Academic Search Premier

Access Academic Search Premier using the link below, then copy and paste the text for the separate search strings below into the main search box of Academic Search Premier:

Medicinal search with Randomized Controlled Trial focus:

((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (((TI randomized OR AB randomized) AND (TI controlled OR AB controlled) AND (TI trial OR AB trial)) OR TI systematic OR AB systematic) AND (TI medic* OR AB medic* OR TI therap* OR AB therap* OR TI heal* OR AB heal*))

Medicinal search without Randomized Controlled Trial focus:

((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (TI medic* OR AB medic* OR TI therap* OR AB therap* OR TI heal* OR AB heal*))

Legal search with Randomized Controlled Trial focus, in Canada:

((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (((TI randomized OR AB randomized) AND (TI controlled OR AB controlled) AND (TI trial OR AB trial)) OR TI systematic OR AB systematic) AND (TI legal* OR AB legal* OR TI legislat* OR AB legislat* OR TI law* OR AB law*) AND (canad* OR "british columbia" OR alberta OR saskatchewan OR manitoba OR ontario OR quebec OR "new brunswick" OR "nova scotia" OR pei OR "prince edward island" OR newfoundland OR labrador OR nwt OR "northwest territories" OR yukon OR nunavut))

Legal search without Randomized Controlled Trial focus, in Canada:

((TI marijuana* OR AB marijuana* OR TI cannabis* OR AB cannabis* OR TI hash OR AB hash OR TI weed OR AB weed OR TI marihuana* OR AB marihuana* OR TI thc OR AB thc) AND (TI legal* OR AB legal* OR TI legislat* OR AB legislat* OR TI law* OR AB law*) AND (canad* OR "british columbia" OR alberta OR saskatchewan OR manitoba OR ontario OR quebec OR "new brunswick" OR "nova scotia" OR pei OR "prince edward island" OR newfoundland OR labrador OR nwt OR "northwest territories" OR yukon OR nunavut))

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