And that's really salient because a lot of people do consume alcohol or cannabis every day, and they are worried about that interaction. Multiple experts say there's no evidence that the vaccine is interacting with marijuana or alcohol. And these vaccines are enormously effective at that. They wanted to get the shot on people's arms and let them out into the wild and see if they got COVID. vaccine trials did not exclude or track cannabinoid use per se. Is it safe to smoke some flowers or consume an edible after getting the shot(s)?
So if you're on 100 milligrams a day or more of CBD, that's cannabidiol, that's where they would be more concerned with some type of interaction and a reduction of antibody production.īut just in general, cannabinoids are not viewed as a threat to the efficacy of your vaccine shot.” And so generally … in terms of physicians that are advising people that are using cannabis, they're just more worried about really, really high-end levels of use. But so far, experts are saying that fear has not borne out.įor one thing, cannabinoids act differently on the body than those other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. So there's been some concern that cannabis' ability to modulate the immune system and dampen the immune system might reduce its efficacy with regard to generating antibodies to the coronavirus. And we've known that the CDC has been warning people away from taking Advil, or acetaminophen, to blunt the impacts of side effects or soreness or tiredness from a COVID shot. “We know that cannabis and cannabinoids, specifically THC and CBD, are non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. And the issue is teasing apart that decision from other sort of poor health decisions that that group is making overall.”ĭoes cannabis use potentially weaken the efficacy of vaccines? What do we know? We're seeing studies … in the national level that are showing that heavy lifetime cannabis users are less likely overall to get vaccinated or report wanting to get vaccinated. And right in the middle is this group that overlaps, that are young cannabis users who are vaccine-hesitant, as well as heavy lifetime cannabis users. KCRW: Has there been any correlation between people getting vaccines and how much cannabis they use?ĭavid Downs: “There’s this gnarly Venn diagram of cannabis users and people who are young and people who are vaccine-hesitant. Leafly Senior Editor David Downs joins KCRW to clear up some information on vaccines and marijuana use. Although COVID-19 case numbers have dropped dramatically since vaccines showed up, health officials say we’re still nowhere near herd immunity, which the federal government defines as 70% of the population being inoculated.īut some people, including long-term cannabis users, may be reluctant to get their dose(s) because they’re not sure how their bodies will react.
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