Review of cannabis use and propofol anesthesia: recent insights and clinical implications

Current evidence supports the necessity for individualized anesthetic management of cannabis users, advocating comprehensive preoperative assessments, cautious dose adjustments, vigilant intraoperative monitoring, and proactive postoperative management strategies. Further research is needed to corroborate causality, confirm and guide dose adjustment needs, determine perioperative cannabis tapering effects, and elucidate the underlying explanatory mechanisms to establish precise clinical guidelines and ensure patient safety.