Health

Why Does ‘Nothingness’ Hit After the Party? Inside the Existential Hangover of the Post-Rager Crash

As gravity dictates, whatever goes up must come down. During parties, we expose our bodies to an avalanche of stimuli…

5 months ago

Cannabis Use in Seniors Linked to Stronger Cognition and Less Binge Drinking

Two new peer-reviewed studies are inviting people to rethink how cannabis interacts with aging, health and everyday behavior. One study…

5 months ago

A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real?

In California, legal weed has been around for so long that it practically works as a spiritual category. That’s where…

5 months ago

Does Self-Medicating with Cannabis Raise Paranoia? The Real Issue Is How Studies Get Weaponized

There are two stories behind why people start using cannabis: for fun, or to ease the mind. A new paper…

6 months ago

‘Bluetoothing’: Are People Really Injecting Someone Else’s Blood to Get High?

Those of us who work as drug journalists are accustomed to witnessing the limits of human creativity, both at its…

6 months ago

Bern and London to Host New Cannabis Events Led by Chronic Pain Patients

In a fragmented European cannabis landscape, one thing is clear: patients are driving the conversation forward. This fall, the international…

6 months ago

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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 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…

7 months ago