The purpose of this research is to assess the effects of smoked cananbis when cannabis is smoked during periods of cannabis use as usual and after a brief period of abstinence.
This outpatient study will assess the acute pharmacodynamic effects of smoked cannabis with \~50 mg and \~100 mg THC compared to placebo (\~0 mg THC) and whether a brief period of abstinence alters these effects. Metabolism (pharmacokinetics) of THC will be examined to associate behavioral and physiological effects to plasma concentrations of THC and metabolites.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
UCLA Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Los Angeles, California, United States
RECRUITINGSubject-rated drug effects of abuse liability
Subject ratings of "Good Drug Effect" as measured using a visual analog scale (1-100 mm)
Time frame: 3 hours
Analgesia as measured using the Cold Pressor Test
Pain threshold assessed using the Cold Pressor Test (percent baseline)
Time frame: 3 hours
Pharmacokinetics of THC and metabolites
Peak plasma levels of THC (ng/ml)
Time frame: 3 hours
Pharmacokinetics of THC and metabolites
Peak plasma levels of 11-OH-THC (ng/ml)
Time frame: 3 hours
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