Washington DC, Feb. 24 -- A new study analyzed the disease burden and risk factors for severity among people who suffer from cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.

Researchers at George Washington University said that the condition occurs in people who are long-term regular consumers of cannabis and causes nausea, uncontrollable vomiting and excruciating pain in a cyclical pattern that often leads to repeated trips to the hospital.

"This is one of the first large studies to examine the burden of disease associated with this cannabis-linked syndrome," says Andrew Meltzer, professor of emergency medicine at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences and lead author of the study.

"Our findings suggest that cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome cou...