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Scientists Say Weed Has 4 Aroma Categories… and One Straight-Up Smells Like Poo

Just like in coffee, wine, or tea, the aroma of cannabis can define product quality, sometimes even more than THC…

4 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…

4 months ago

Nature’s Nootropics: How Cannabis and Mushrooms Are Helping Dogs Fight Dementia

When a 14-year-old rescue named Miss Daisie began standing over her water bowl and forgetting how to drink, Angela Ardolino…

4 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…

4 months ago

Can Genes Predict Cannabis Use and Who’s at Higher Risk of Problems? New Study Says…

A new study in Molecular Psychiatry looked at the DNA of 131,895 people and asked two simple questions. Have you…

5 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…

5 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

What Are Cannabis Chemotypes? A Guide to Hemp’s Five Categories

Hemp is not what it used to be. Once dismissed as rope and rags, the hemp plant is now being…

6 months ago

Weed’s Next Big Secret: Scientists Just Discovered a New Family of Molecules Hiding in Cannabis Leaves

What was discovered?Why it’s exciting79 phenolic compounds (tentative IDs)Reveals chemical complexity beyond cannabinoids25 compounds never before seen in cannabisExpands the…

6 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