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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by dgacmu on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:42PM (#42942991)
It doesn't matter because you can't do a double blind study on pot. Double blind -> the patient doesn't know what they got. "Hmm did I get cannabis or oregano? I just can't tell". :)

You can still do a randomized trial and that's the one that wouldn't pass the IRB.

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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by RhysU on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @09:55PM (#42943113)
Heh. Can one eliminate the high from THC without removing its other impacts? This would be akin to taking pills preventing alcohol inebriation.

(Or, use high school freshman for the study and really convincing upperclassmen as actors to convince them it is a real bag.)

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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by lbotos on Tuesday February 04, 2025 @11:30PM (#42943817)
It's a great question. You can get high CBD strains now (it's getting dubbed "type 3") and you get the body relaxation and calming effects but none of the mental impact.

There aren't many studies on what are the real impacts of CBD.

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Re:Cannabis use disorder is linked to a 15x higher risk of s... by BugsJustFindMe on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:01AM (#42944906)
> Can one eliminate the high from THC without removing its other impacts?

Are we to presume that the high itself isn't potentially a causative factor?

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