Marijuana Users Have More Empathy And A Greater Understanding Of Other People's Emotions, Study...
A study published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience Research found that regular cannabis users “have a greater understanding of the emotions of others,” findings that authors say “highlight positive effects of cannabis on interpersonal relationships and...
Marijuana Helps People Quit Using Prescription Sleep Aids And Allows Them To Wake Up...
A new survey of cannabis consumers with sleep issues found that most preferred to use marijuana instead of other sleep aids to help get to bed, reporting better outcomes the next morning and fewer side effects. Smoking joints...
Study On Marijuana Use And Yoga Finds That Set And Setting Can Influence Mental...
A newly published study finds that people who practice yoga after consuming marijuana experience improved mindfulness and mysticality, indicating that setting and behavior may play an important role in modulating a person's cannabis experience.
The paper, published as a...
What is the scientifically best way to roll a joint?
How do you get as high as possible? It's an age-old question that has consumed weed smokers, growers, researchers, scientists, and anyone who's ever put some kind bud to their lips since humans first discovered the plant.
Recently, a...
Cannabis consumers who caught COVID had ‘better outcomes and mortality’ than non-consumers
Cannabis consumers who caught COVID-19 had significantly lower rates of intubation, respiratory failure, and death than people who do not consume, according to a new study based on hospital data that was presented this week at the annual...
How to Read Cannabis Research Papers
Like many things in the world of cannabis, the research landscape has changed a lot over recent years. Despite lingering difficulties due to prohibition, more and more cannabis research is being done every day, both in the US...
What we know about the THC alternatives
Interest in THC alternatives like Delta-8 and Delta-10 has been rapidly growing. Global Google searches for “Delta-8" alone went up over 700% from 2020 to 2021. Before, cannabis lovers needed to only keep track of the big two...
Can genetic tests help diagnose CHS?
As awareness of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) expands, both among medical doctors and patients, we are collectively becoming more and more able to identify a condition that has been historically hard to diagnose. After all, it seems counterintuitive...
The designated driver role gets a modern update, covering dangers from COVID-19 to social...
The designated driver (DD) is a successful public health strategy dating back to the late 1980s. To better reflect the realities of today's society, now is a good time to evolve the initiative to help mitigate the harms...
Misinformation about illicit drugs is spreading on social media – and the consequences could...
We're all familiar with the term “fake news” and have probably witnessed the speed at which these stories can circulate on social media. Fake news stories can be about almost any topic, but increasingly misinformation about illicit drugs...
