Am J Psychiatry 1976; 133:220-224
Copyright © 1976 by American Psychiatric Association
The effect of marijuana on carbohydrate metabolism
MA Permutt, DW Goodwin, R Schwin and SY Hill
The authors observed the effect of marijuana on carbohydrate metabolism in
fed and fasting states in chronic marijuana users. They found no
hypoglycemia in 7 patients who were given marijuana after fasting for 24-72
hours. They also found no significant difference in carbohydrate tolerance
and no hypoglycemia during an oral glucose tolerance test in 10 patients
who smoked placebo or marijuana on alternate days. They conclude that
marijuana has no effect on carbohydrate metabolism in the fed or the fasted
state in well-nourished chronic marijuana users.
