The cannabis plant contains hundreds of chemicals and compounds. Some, like THC and CBD, are well-known and used for both recreation and medicine. But the plant also contains highly nutritional seeds — and some just might be a new way to combat obesity. In a recent study published in the Asian Journal of Clinical and […]Read More
Say goodbye to dry skin this winter! CBD is coming to the rescue. CBD is already used for a variety of medical purposes, such as treating anxiety and depression, providing pain relief, and treating symptoms from cancer treatment. But this new study, published in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, specifically looks at how CBD can treat […]Read More
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Back on Aug. 19, the Maryland Department of Health reported several incidents where patients experienced hallucinations and exhibited erratic and combative behavior at Baltimore’s Union Memorial Hospital. Those patients had one thing in common: they all took a substance — well, substances actually — called “trash can.” It’s been circulating around […]Read More
Studies have shown psilocybin has the potential to be a clinical treatment for depression and other behavioral health conditions, but researchers have struggled to understand how it works outside of a laboratory. That’s why Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research launched a study this fall to study ‘shrooms’ in the real world, […]Read More
When it comes to safety issues, even past marijuana has been deemed a risk factor for employment — but a new study casts doubt on that trope. Researchers from the University of Toronto’s Department of Occupational Medicine published a study recently digging into the relationship between people’s past usage of marijuana and workplace safety and […]Read More
During the first presidential debate of 2020, President Donald Trump refused to denounce the Proud Boys, an alt-right white supremacy group he told to “stand back and stand by.” Just the next day, one of the group’s members was arrested during demonstrations in downtown Portland, Oregon. Alan Swinney, a self-described member of the Proud Boys, […]Read More
There seems to be good news for your puppies: Initial studies show promise for using CBD for pets. CBD has entered plenty of markets — from medicine to wellness — but it’s still not clear if this same cannabinoid can be used to treat people’s pets. The American Veterinary Medical Association (or AVMA) sought to […]Read More
Cannabis cultivation operation Autumn Brands is inviting its customers to join the fight against breast cancer this October. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the company has pledged to donate 50 cents from every purchase marked with pink to the Breast Cancer Resource Center of Santa Barbara (or BCRC), according to a press release. […]Read More
Earlier this month a judge for the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled a medical marijuana patient can take legal action against her former employer after she was fired for failing a job-related drug test. Donna Hudnell, a former security analyst for Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc., registered with Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis […]Read More
Warn grandma and grandpa: Drug traffickers are targeting American senior citizens and turning them into drug trafficking mules. And two Democratic senators are demanding that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spend less time politicking here at home and fight harder for the release of the American elderly wrongly convicted abroad. In March 2018, Victor Stemberger […]Read More