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New study challenges belief that women are more sensitive to the effects of cannabis
Men who use cannabis occasionally reacted more strongly to smoked cannabis than women with similar use habits, even though the amount of THC in their blood was about the same, according to a new study from UCLA Health.
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Men who use cannabis occasionally reacted more strongly to smoked cannabis than women with similar use habits, even though the amount of THC in their blood was about the same, according to a new study from UCLA Health. The findings run counter to earlier research suggesting that women are more sensitive to cannabis. The study , published in Neuropsychopharmacology , is the first experiment designed to test how sex and frequency of use together shape the short-term effects of smoked cannabis.
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