Health

Cannabis vs. Opioids: New Clinical Trial Points to Safer Pain Relief Option

For years, cannabis advocates have said the plant could be a safer alternative to opioids for chronic pain. Now, a…

5 months ago

Trump Posts About the Benefits of a Cannabis Product: CBD Sparks Truth Social Buzz

Trump shared a video urging Medicare coverage of hemp-derived CBD, casting it as a senior health breakthrough and sparking cannabis…

5 months ago

Is Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Real? If So, Should It Be on Warning Labels?

Cannabis has long been celebrated as a medicine for nausea, from cancer patients using it during chemotherapy to everyday users…

6 months ago

What Doctors Couldn’t Fix, Mushrooms Taught Me

I was five years old when the labels started stacking up. Bipolar disorder. ADHD. Dyslexia. Alexithymia. The doctor’s name was…

6 months ago

Weed Causes ‘Infertility, Miscarriages, and Genetic Defects’ — Bullpoop. That’s the Claim; the Evidence Says Otherwise.

TL;DR: A new paper in Nature Communications looked at THC around eggs during IVF and saw a small dip in…

6 months ago

Reflections on 9/11, 24 Years Later: How Tragedy Led Me to Cannabis

This article originally appeared in the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. You can subscribe here. “It’s a far-gone lullaby sung many years…

6 months ago

High Times Guide To Talking Sex With Your Partner While Smoking Weed

Wine loosens the tongue; weed sets you free. After a few puffs, many people feel more relaxed, more introspective, or…

7 months ago

Cannabis Isn’t The Problem—How We Use It Might Be: What Happens When You Smoke So Much Weed It Makes You Sick

He rolls into the emergency department, gripping his stomach, pale, miserable, and defeated. I recognize him instantly—his fifth visit this…

7 months ago

Does Weed Make Sex Better? Science Says ‘Ohhhh, Yeah’

Cannabis enhances all sensory perception, and yes, that includes boinking, bumping uglies, knocking boots, or whatever you want to call…

8 months ago