Health

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…

7 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…

7 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 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…

9 months ago