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Scientists Find Weed Traces in 17th Century Italian Skeletons

Researchers in Italy have found evidence that cannabis was used by residents of Milan hundreds of years ago by studying…

3 years ago

NASA Is Trying To Extract Oxygen From Space Rocks So Future Astronauts Can Breathe

NASA is taking steps to prepare for future long-term occupation on the Moon by seeking input from the lunar and…

3 years ago

USDA Approves Low-THC Hemp Plants for U.S. Production, Breeding

A variety of hemp plant genetically modified to produce little-to-no THC has been approved by the United States Department of…

3 years ago

Science chat: Dissecting the new study on cannabis abuse and depression

Correlation is not causation. And detection bias is real. The post Science chat: Dissecting the new study on cannabis abuse…

3 years ago

What causes the pungent “skunk” aroma of marijuana? (Hint: Not terpenes)

Tracking down new smelly molecules. The post What causes the pungent “skunk” aroma of marijuana? (Hint: Not terpenes) appeared first…

3 years ago

Cannabinoids Found in Non-Cannabis Plant Woolly Umbrella

Helichrysum umbraculigerum, or the woolly umbrella plant, is a velvety yellow perennial herb native to South Africa, and Israeli researchers…

3 years ago

Center for Medical Cannabis Research To Open at University of Utah

The University of Utah recently confirmed that it’s starting the early planning phases to build a Center for Medical Cannabis…

3 years ago

High and dry: What causes cannabis cottonmouth and how do you treat it?

What is it about weed that dries out the mouth and parches the throat? Learn about cottonmouth and how to…

3 years ago