Cannabis: Empirical Studies

Differential effects of cannabis and tobacco on lung function in mid-adult life
Hancox RJ, Gray AR, Zhang Z, Poulton R, Moffitt TE, Caspi A, Sears MR
2022. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Diminished structural brain integrity in long-term cannabis users reflects a history of polysubstance use
Knodt AR, Meier MH, Ambler A, Gehred MZ, Harrington HL, Ireland D, Poulton R, Ramrakha S, Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Hariri AR
2022. Biological Psychiatry. .
Long-term cannabis use and cognitive reserves and hippocampal volume in midlife
Meier MH, Caspi A, Knodt AR, Hall W, Ambler A, Harrington HL, Hogan S, Houts RM, Poulton R, Ramrakha S, Hariri AR, Moffitt TE
2022. American Journal of Psychiatry.
Preparedness for healthy aging and polysubstance use in long-term cannabis users: A population-representative longitudinal study
Meier MH, Caspi A, Ambler A, Hariri AR, Harrington HL, Hogan S, Houts RM, Knodt AR, Ramrakha S, Richmond-Rakerd LS, Poulton R, Moffitt TE
2022. Lancet Healthy Longevity .
Associations between adolescent cannabis use and neuropsychological decline: A longitudinal co-twin control study
Meier MH, Caspi A, Danese A, Fisher HL, Houts R, Arseneault L, Moffitt TE
2017. Addiction. (113: 257-265)
Persistent cannabis dependence and alcohol dependence represent risks for midlife economic and social problems: A longitudinal cohort study
Cerda M, Moffitt TE, Meier MH, Harrington HL, Houts R, Ramrakha S, Hogan S, Poulton R, Caspi A
2016. Clinical Psychological Science. (4: 1028-1046)
Associations between cannabis use and physical health problems in early midlife: A longitudinal comparison of persistent cannabis versus tobacco users
Meier MH, Caspi A, Cerda M, Hancox RJ, Harrington HL, Houts R, Poulton R, Ramrakha S, Thomson WM, Moffitt TE
2016. JAMA Psychiatry. (73: 731-740)
Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife
Meier MH, Caspi A, Ambler A, Harrington HL, Houts R, Keefe RSE, McDonald K, Ward A, Poulton R, Moffitt TE
2012. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Plus. (109:2657-2664)
Cannabis smoking and periodontal disease among young adults
Thomson WM, Poulton R, Broadbent JM, Moffitt TE, Caspi A, Beck JD, Welch D, Hancox RJ
2008. Journal of the American Medical Association. (Feb 6;299(5):525-31)
Moderation of the effect of adolescent-onset cannabis use on adult psychosis by a functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene: Longitudinal evidence of a gene X environment interaction
Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Cannon M, McClay J, Murray R, Harrington H, Taylor A, Arseneault L, Williams B, Braithwaite A, Poulton R, Craig IW
2005. Biological Psychiatry. (May 15;57(10):1117-27)
Cannabis use in adolescence and risk for adult psychosis: Longitudinal prospective study
Arseneault L, Cannon M, Poulton R, Murray R, Caspi A, Moffitt TE
2002. British Medical Journal. (Nov 23;325(7374):1212-3)
A longitudinal study of the effects of tobacco and cannabis exposure on lung function in young adults
Taylor DR, Fergusson DM, Milne BJ, Horwood LJ, Moffitt TE, Sears MR, Poulton R
2002. Addiction. (Aug;97(8):1055-61)
Mental disorders and violence in a total birth cohort: Results from the Dunedin study
Arseneault L, Moffitt TE, Caspi A, Taylor PJ, Silva PA
2000. Archives of General Psychiatry. (57:979-986)
The respiratory effects of cannabis dependence in young adults
Taylor DR, Poulton R, Moffitt TE, Ramankutty P, Sears MR
2000. Addiction. (Nov;95(11):1669-77)