Science
Cannabeginners: Cannabinoids Without the Cannabis
Even though cannabinoids are named for the cannabis plant, cannabinoids and chemicals that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) are not exclusively found in cannabis. Research going back more than 40 years has demonstrated...
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Hemp Cannabinoids Could Be Source of New Pesticides
Recent research into the potential uses of hemp shows that cannabinoids produced by the plant could one day be the source of new natural pesticides, according to researchers at Cornell University in New York. The study by...
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Munchies Explained Scientifically in New Study
A new study has found scientific evidence and further explanation for why cannabis increases and stimulates the appetite, more commonly known as “the munchies.” The study, championed by researchers at Washington State...
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Study Claims Marijuana Consumers Have Higher Sperm Counts
As it tends to be the case with medical marijuana, new studies keep popping up and contradicting our previous beliefs. Despite the fact that marijuana has been linked and associated with low sperm counts, a study published...
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Music Is A Turn On Like Sex And Marijuana
In 1969 Life magazine shared “The counter culture has its sacraments in sex, drugs and rock” turn out all three have something in common An anthem of youth and counterculture has been sex, drug and rock and roll.  Since...
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Does A Low Dosage Of Marijuana Help The Libido
Nothing is more fun than “fun”…and marijuana maybe able to help Cannabis is known for relaxing, chilling, and making life more pleasurable – in the right amounts. Data results indicated both men and women perceived...
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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 recently discovered that the plant, which is definitively not a part of the cannabis...
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Study Offers New Evidence of Cannabis Entourage Effect
A new study shows that the effects of whole-plant cannabis products produce stronger psychoactive effects that last longer than products that are nearly pure THC. The research gives additional evidence for the so-called entourage...
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Scientists Identify Viroid-Resistant Purple Cannabis Strain
While humans battle COVID, cannabis plants face an equally devastating threat: Hop latent viroid (HLVd), a viroid that occurs worldwide in hops, but in recent years jumped to cannabis, destroying THC yields in infected plants. SFGate...
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New Study Shows Medical Cannabis Reduces Opioid Usage
A new study shows that medical marijuana can be an important tool for managing pain, providing patients with an alternative to opioids and reducing their use of the powerful but highly addictive painkillers. The study, which...
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Cannabeginners: Cannabinoid Ratios, Why They Matter
Full-Spectrum cannabis contains the entire spectrum of more than 100 phytocannabinoids, but those cannabinoids are not present in equal amounts. Knowing the ratio of one cannabinoid to another can help you predict what the...
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Understanding HHC, the Latest Contentious Cannabinoid
The cannabis plant naturally produces more than 100 cannabinoids, and the 2018 Farm Bill legalized all but one of them. The ruling paved the way for the dawn of the CBD age and opened the floodgates to hemp farms from coast...
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New Study about Marijuana And The Creative/Programmer Set
“The best way I could describe the effect of the marijuana and hashish is that it would make me relaxed and creative.” – Steve Jobs It has been the mantra of the artistic/tech class that marijuana helps the creative...
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First U.S. Surgery, Cannabis Guidance Released
Finally detailed and informed advice on the potential interactions between cannabis and anesthetic medications before, during, and after surgery is taking shape.  The first guidelines on cannabis use and the surgery timeline...
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Congress Passes Landmark Cannabis Research Bill
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved landmark legislation to expand medical marijuana research, marking the first time both chambers of Congress have passed a standalone cannabis bill. The measure, titled the Medical Marijuana...
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The Role of Cannabis in Treating Long COVID
During a recent (and highly important) call with one of my publishers, I put the call on mute whenever I wasn’t speaking so I could projectile vomit. I was having a migraine, but the call was too important to reschedule....
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Climate Change and Cannabis: The Scary Truth
This Northern Hemisphere summer is witnessing an arc of fire sweeping across continents—and scientists view it as a grim harbinger of a very challenging future on Planet Earth. Anthropogenic climate change is the critical...
1y
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University of Kentucky Opens New Cannabis Research Center
The Bluegrass State’s flagship university is getting some green. In an announcement on Wednesday, the University of Kentucky heralded the opening of “a new center that will advance research on the medical use of cannabis.” The...
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The Endocannabinoid System
Excerpted from Weed: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Cannabis Since it is a relatively recent scientific discovery, many traditional medical professionals are still unaware of the endocannabinoid system (ECS) and its crucial role...
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Cannabis vs. COVID-19: A Match Made in Oregon
In the history of the world there has never been a more versatile plant than Cannabis sativa. Not even close. With some 25,000 hemp-infused products to its credit, cannabis has no equal. For centuries this verdant little...
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Irradiated Cannabis is Real: Now What?
Is irradiated cannabis really a thing? If you’re in Canada, the answer is likely “yes,” and the practice is catching on in throughout the US where marijuana is legal. Even while cannabis producers and the irradiation...
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