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Review
. 2019 Dec:30:98-102.
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.04.002. Epub 2019 Apr 9.

Changing landscape of cannabis: novel products, formulations, and methods of administration

Tory R Spindle  1 , Marcel O Bonn-Miller  2 , Ryan Vandrey  3
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Review

Changing landscape of cannabis: novel products, formulations, and methods of administration

Tory R Spindle et al. Curr Opin Psychol. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Laws regulating cannabis have changed radically in the U.S. and abroad. Historically, users smoked dried cannabis flowers that contained Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis, as the principal product constituent. Coincident with cannabis legalization and increased interest in medicinal use of the plant, there is now an expansive retail cannabis marketplace with novel cannabis products, formulations, and methods of administration. In this review, we describe emergent cannabis product chemotypes (e.g. THC-dominant, CBD-dominant, balanced or 'hybrid' with high concentrations of THC and CBD), product formulations (e.g. edibles, concentrates), and methods of administration (e.g. smoked, vaporized, orally ingested). Psychologists can play a pivotal role in studying the health impact of cannabis legalization and conducting research to inform product regulation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest statement

Dr Vandrey has served as a consultant or received honoraria from Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Insys Therapeutics, Brain Solutions Inc., Battelle Memorial Institute, and Canopy Health Innovations Inc. Dr. Bonn-Miller is a paid employee of Canopy Growth Corporation and former employee of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals. He is also a former consultant for Tilray. Dr Spindle has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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