Special Reports > > Features– Survey reports past-year usage of cannabidiol, cannabigerol, cannabinol, and more
by Michael DePeau-Wilson, Enterprise & & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today December 13, 2023
About a quarter of Americans have actually utilized emerging cannabinoids– such as cannabidiol (CBD), cannabigerol (CBG), and cannabinol (CBN)– in the previous year, according to a cross-sectional study.
Amongst 1,169 individuals who finished the survey, 25.2% reported past-year usage of these substances, which have actually been surfacing after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, Kevin Boehnke, PhD, of the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, and associates reported in a JAMA Network Open research study letter.
While 21.1% reported past-year usage of CBD, less had actually utilized delta-8-THC (11.9%), CBG (5.2%), or CBN (4.4%), they discovered.
“We were amazed that over a quarter of Americans utilized these emerging cannabinoid items in the previous year,” Boehnke informed MedPage Today in an e-mail, keeping in mind that as their usage ends up being more typical, more research study will be required to comprehend prospective health implications.
He stated these items aren’t needed to go through lab screening for security, consisting of for prospective pollutants like pesticides,