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 ever used […]
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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 Phase 3 […]
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 the share […]
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 redefined not […]
Weed’s Next Big Secret: Scientists Just Discovered a New Family of Molecules Hiding in Cannabis Leaves
What was discovered? Why it’s exciting 79 phenolic compounds (tentative IDs) Reveals chemical complexity beyond cannabinoids 25 compounds never before seen in […]
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 year. A […]
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 we heard […]
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 it. Don’t […]
THC Metabolite 11-OH-THC Equal or Greater in Strength as THC, Study Suggests
The primary THC metabolite that lingers in urine and blood is likely still active and as potent as THC, if not more, […]
Get Paid To Smoke Pot, in the Name of Science
Get paid to smoke weed? A deal made in heaven and a study could help investigators better understand how cannabis cultivation and […]