Principal Investigator: Michelle Lent, PhD, PCOM
The goal of this observational study is to measure changes in the health, psychosocial
functioning, and quality of life of adults initiating medical marijuana for the first
time for any of the qualifying medical conditions in Pennsylvania. Individuals are
followed for the first year of medical marijuana use and participate in quarterly
anthropometric measurements, semi-structured clinical interviews, and cognitive screens.
Buonomano, L. S., Mitnick, M. M., McCalmont, T. R., Syracuse, P., Dugosh, K. L., Festinger,
D. S., & Lent, M. R. (2022). Clinical Characteristics and Quality of Life in Adults
Initiating Medical Marijuana Treatment. Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, 5(1), 95-101.
View the abstract.