Acute and chronic cannabis use and propofol-based sedation (2026)
Ana Fernandez-Bustamante, MD, PhD, FASA
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Research Data Informatics Director University of Colorado School of Medicine
After surgery, frequent cannabis users present a greater risk for postoperative myocardial infarction, surgical pain, and paradoxical hyperemesis. Frequent cannabis consumption poses challenges to anesthesia requirements that are still not well understood: Frequent cannabis use increases anesthesia […]
Short-term Effects of Cannabis use and Cannabinoids in Youth: A Sibling-Comparison Study (2021)
Jarrod Ellingson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry-Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine
In the last 10 years, cannabis has become more accessible and more potent in tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] content. Prior studies have linked earlier cannabis use and greater THC potency to adverse mental health outcomes. However, these studies generally suffer from two important limitations. First, […]