ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021
Cannabis and Athletic Performance.
Review in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of Cannabidiol on Performance and Post-Load Recovery among Healthy and Physically Active Individuals: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Short-term repeated oral intake of low dose cannabidiol: effects on liver enzyme activity and creatinine concentration during intense exercise.Archives of toxicology · 2025Trial
- Does a broad-spectrum cannabidiol supplement improve performance in a 10-min cycle ergometer performance-test?European journal of sport science · 2024Trial
- Physical Performance Impairment with Cannabis Consumption in Adults Over 12 Hours.Journal of drug education · 2026Article
- Inside the Minds of Professional and Elite Athletes: A Qualitative Exploration of Perspectives on Cannabinoid Use in Contact Sports.Sports health · 2026Article
- Exercise ameliorates stanozolol and cannabis co-abuse testicular damage in rats evidenced by biochemical and histological regulation of SIRT1 and STS.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ethnic variations in sedentary behavior and marijuana use among U.S. adults: A cross-sectional analysis.Medicine · 2025Article
- Cannabidiol in Foods and Food Supplements: Evaluation of Health Risks and Health Claims.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Acute cannabis intoxication among the paediatric population.Frontiers in toxicology · 2025Review
- Cannabinoid Therapy in Athletics: A Review of Current Cannabis Research to Evaluate Potential Real-World Cannabinoid Applications in Sport.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Association between cannabis use and physical activity in the United States based on legalization and health status.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Pharmacological and physiological effects of cannabidiol: a dose escalation, placebo washout study protocol.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Opioid and Cannabinoid Systems in Pain: Emerging Molecular Mechanisms and Use in Clinical Practice, Health, and Fitness.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Effect of Stanozolol and/or Cannabis Abuse on Hypertrophic Mechanism and Oxidative Stress of Male Albino Rat Cardiac Tissue in Relation to Exercise: A Sport Abuse Practice.Cardiovascular toxicology · 2024Article
- Comment on "Hall et al., Topical cannabidiol is well tolerated in individuals with a history of elite physical performance and chronic lower extremity pain".Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Mass Sportrometry: An annual look back at applications of mass spectrometry in sport and exercise science.Analytical science advances · 2023Review
- The Use of Some Polyphenols in the Modulation of Muscle Damage and Inflammation Induced by Physical Exercise: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Cannabidiol in sports: insights on how CBD could improve performance and recovery.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- Herbs as an Active Ingredient in Sport: Availability and Information on the Internet.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Edible marijuana and cycle ergometer exercise.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Cannabis is widely used for both recreational and medicinal purposes on a global scale. There is accumulating interest in the use of cannabis and its constituents for athletic recovery, and in some instances, performance. Amidst speculation of potential beneficial applications, the effects of cannabis and its two most abundant constituents, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), remain largely un-investigated. The purpose of this review is to critically evaluate the literature describing the effects of whole cannabis, THC, and CBD, on athletic performance and recovery. While investigations of whole cannabis and THC have generally shown either null or detrimental effects on exercise performance in strength and aerobic-type activities, studies of sufficient rigor and validity to conclusively declare ergogenic or ergolytic potential in athletes are lacking. The ability of cannabis and THC to perturb cardiovascular homeostasis warrants further investigation regarding mechanisms by which performance may be affected across different exercise modalities and energetic demands. In contrast to cannabis and THC, CBD has largely been scrutinized for its potential to aid in recovery. The beneficial effects of CBD on sleep quality, pain, and mild traumatic brain injury may be of particular interest to certain athletes. However, research in each of these respective areas has yet to be thoroughly investigated in athletic populations. Elucidating the effects of whole cannabis, THC, and CBD is pertinent for both researchers and practitioners given the widespread use of these products, and their potential to interact with athletes' performance and recovery.
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