Health

‘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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

10 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…

11 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…

11 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…

12 months ago