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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…

6 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

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…

7 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

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…

8 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…

8 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…

9 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…

9 months ago

Japanese Study Busts the ‘Gateway Drug’ Myth, With Gov’t Support

“Cannabis is dangerous.” “Weed leads you to other drugs.” “Marijuana opens the door to harder substances.” How many times have…

10 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…

10 months ago