This resource guide was developed through a partnership between Dalhousie University Libraries and Nova Scotia Health Library Services to support health care providers, researchers, policy makers, and the general community.
Now that cannabis is legal in Canada, it is important to note that the body of scientific evidence about cannabis use has been impacted by its status as illegal. While there is a place for harm-focused research, there is also a need to explore the therapeutic role of cannabis and review research about medicinal health impacts of cannabinoids in all human populations.
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This guide includes resources from Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Libraries, as well as links to publicly available resources. Print resources from academic libraries (records in Novanet) can be borrowed by anyone through the NS Borrow Anywhere Return Anywhere (BARA) program. Access to online resources may be limited to people affiliated with particular institutions, as indicated in the listing in this guide.
Cannabis
Also called: Marijuana, Ganja, Grass, Hash, Pot, Weed
A compound that is either extracted from cannabis sativa (marijuana) or synthesized to elicit similar pharmacologic effects.
A species of annual herb native to Central and South Asia, whose tough fiber (hemp) is used for making rope and its oils, resins, and seeds used medicinally and as a psychoactive, recreational drug.
Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and craving for marijuana (Cannabis sativa) in those who use the drug habitually and then abruptly stop using it.
A more or less purified, gummy extract prepared from the flowers, stalks, and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. It is smoked or chewed for its euphoric effects. Its psychoactive effects are usually stronger than those of marijuana.
The dried flowering tops of Cannabis sativa, the hemp plant. Marijuana has many colloquial and street names, e.g., dope, ganja, Mary Jane, pot, and weed.
Legally sanctioned use of marijuana for people with a variety of conditions, including chronic pain, glaucoma, or nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy.
Pediatric exposure to marijuana or its constituent chemicals may have adverse effects on the developing brain.
The principal psychoactive component in marijuana and hashish, abbreviated as THC.
References
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Cannabinoid; p. 363.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Cannabis Sativa; p. 363.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Cannabis withdrawal symptom; p. 363.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Hashish; p. 1066.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Marijuana; p. 1459.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Medical Marijuana; p. 1460.
Taber’s cyclopedic medical dictionary. 23rd ed. Phildelphia: F.A. David Company; 2017. Tetrahydrocannabinol; p. 2328.