Cannabis

"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.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.055.500
Concept/Terms	Cannabis Cannabis Cannabi Hemp Plant Hemp Plants Plant, Hemp Plants, Hemp Cannabis indica Cannabis indica Cannabis indicas indicas, Cannabis Marihuana Marihuana Marihuanas Marijuana Marijuanas Ganja Ganja Ganjas Hashish Hashish Hashishs Hemp Hemp Hemps Bhang Bhang Bhangs Cannabis sativa Cannabis sativa Cannabis sativas sativas, Cannabis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cannabis".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Plants [B01.650]
Viridiplantae [B01.650.940]
Streptophyta [B01.650.940.800]
Embryophyta [B01.650.940.800.575]
Tracheophyta [B01.650.940.800.575.912]
Magnoliopsida [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250]
Rosanae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859]
Rosales [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937]
Cannabaceae [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.055]
Cannabis [B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.859.937.055.500]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cannabis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cannabis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 41 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2017	2	0	2
2018	0	1	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	3	1	4
2021	8	0	8
2022	6	0	6
2023	9	0	9
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cannabis" by people in Profiles.

English F, Laws HB, Yi Y, Mart?nez AD, Bertone-Johnson E, Whitehill JM. Associations Between Evolving Cannabis Policies and Cannabis-Related School Discipline Among Secondary School Students in Massachusetts, 2005-2019. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Apr; 70(4):108129.

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Whitledge JD, Ganetsky M, Burke Mph RC, Boyle KL. Perceptions and patterns of Cannabis use in emergency department patients following recreational legalization in Massachusetts. Am J Emerg Med. 2025 Aug; 94:31-36.

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Stevens EM, Cohn A, Ruedinger B, Kim N, Seo J, Sun F, Kim S, Leshner G. Cannabis Users' and Non-Users' Differential Responses to Two Anti-Cannabis Campaigns. Health Educ Behav. 2025 Feb; 52(1):49-60.

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Kaczor EE, Greene K, Babu KM, Berthold EC, Sharma A, Carreiro SP. Commercial Delta-8 THC Products: an Analysis of Content and Labeling. J Med Toxicol. 2024 01; 20(1):31-38.

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Wellman RJ, O'Loughlin EK, Sylvestre MP, Dugas EN, O'Loughlin JL. Factors associated with cannabis use in early adolescence. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2023 Nov; 43(1):14-26.

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Raza H, Bechta S, Fogli-Terry S, Mason K. Unintentional Cannabis Ingestions and Supervisory Neglect. R I Med J (2013). 2023 Nov 01; 106(10):41-45.

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Nayak MM, Chai PR, Tung S, Tulsky JA, Hammer M, Andrade N, Braun IM. Dispensary personnel's views and experiences regarding oncologic cannabis and the counsel they offer adults with?cancer. Cancer Med. 2023 11; 12(21):20617-20625.

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Blake AC, Parker MG, Madore LS, Straub H, Anderson JL, Visintainer PF, Wymore EM. Variation in Hospital Practices Regarding Marijuana Use in Pregnancy and Lactation. Breastfeed Med. 2023 09; 18(9):701-711.

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Cohen N, Mathew M, Brent J, Wax P, Davis AL, Obilom C, Burns MM, Canning J, Baumgartner K, Koons AL, Wiegand TJ, Judge B, Hoyte C, Chenoweth JA, Froberg B, Farrar H, Carey JL, Hendrickson RG, Hodgman M, Caravati EM, Christian MR, Wolk BJ, Seifert SA, Bentur Y, Levine M, Farrugia LA, Vearrier D, Minns AB, Kennedy JM, Kirschner RI, Aldy K, Schuh S, Campleman S, Li S, Myran DT, Feng L, Freedman SB, Finkelstein Y. Severe outcomes following pediatric cannabis intoxication: a prospective cohort study of an international toxicology surveillance registry. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 08; 61(8):591-598.

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Kelly L, Meeker E, Zajac K, Bryan R, O'Connor B. Interactive effect of adverse child experiences and suicidal thoughts and behaviors on adolescent alcohol and cannabis use frequency. Psychol Addict Behav. 2023 Dec; 37(8):1019-1029.

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