Table 5.
Study Participant | Δ9-THC |
physical reactions | |
female 2 | generalized tremors, vagal reaction |
female 3 | about to faint |
female 5 | about to faint, paleness |
female 6 | about to faint, orthostatic hypotension, sick feeling |
female 8 | flushing |
observed symptoms | |
males 2, 3, 6; females 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 | Different handwriting, errors and corrections in filling out the questionnaires (still present at 2.5 h after the injection for males 3 and 6) |
male 6 | The participant kept the arm in a distinctively awkward position for 30 min |
female 4 | The participant committed errors when asked four times to recall words related to a memory task (night instead of black 2/4, vegetable instead of apple 3/4, crisis instead of cries 4/4) |
female 8 | The participant was internally absorbed and didn’t engage at all with a cognitive task |
reported long-lasting symptoms (telephone follow-up) | |
male 1 | suspiciousness, hostility, tension, and poor impulse control until afternoon |
male 1 | headache, sick and weak feeling, fatigue, exhaustion, physical and mental strain until day after |
male 2 | tiredness, sleepiness, postprandial somnolence |
male 6 | disorientation and tiredness until evening |
female 5 | tiredness and cravings for savory foods until afternoon |
female 6 | tiredness, sleepiness, and hunger until the end of the day |
female 9 | sleepiness, thirst, and hungry |
females 1 and 4 | Symptoms reported during the trial were the same experienced in the past when using recreational cannabis |
Study participant | Placebo |
physical reactions | |
female 1 | flushing, drowsiness, stomach pain |
female 6 | flushing, increase in heart rate, heavy chest feeling |
reported long-lasting symptoms (telephone follow-up) | |
male 7 | suspiciousness until afternoon |
Δ9-THC, (−)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol.