"Cannabis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.
| Descriptor ID |
D002188
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.055.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cannabis- Cannabis
- Cannabi
- Hemp Plant
- Hemp Plants
- Plant, Hemp
- Plants, Hemp
Marihuana- Marihuana
- Marihuanas
- Marijuana
- Marijuanas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cannabis" by people in Profiles.
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Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Stroke. 2022 04; 53(4):e176-e187.
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A Scoping Review of Associations Between Cannabis Use and Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2023 06; 54(3):639-658.
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Dietary quality differs among cannabis use groups: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-16. Public Health Nutr. 2021 08; 24(11):3419-3427.
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Self-Efficacy in Researching and Obtaining Medical Cannabis by Patients With Chronic Conditions. Health Educ Behav. 2020 10; 47(5):740-748.
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Analyses and interpretation of cannabis use among NHANES adults. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2018 01; 25(1):40-41.
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Is cannabis an effective treatment for joint pain? Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2017 Sep-Oct; 35 Suppl 107(5):59-67.
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Pseudo-Wellens syndrome after heavy marijuana use. Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Aug; 84(8):590-591.
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Performance of young adult cannabis users on neurocognitive measures of impulsive behavior and their relationship to symptoms of cannabis use disorders. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2012; 34(9):962-76.
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The nonpsychoactive cannabis constituent cannabidiol is an oral anti-arthritic therapeutic in murine collagen-induced arthritis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2000 Aug 15; 97(17):9561-6.