Cannabis produces acute hyperphagia in humans and rodents via increased reward valuation for, and motivation to, acquire food
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 52, December 2025. SignificanceCannabis stimulates feeding, though the mechanistic underpinnings…
Pot Inc. was celebrating Trump’s rescue — but cannabis companies still can’t be banked
Pot Inc. has been popping the champagne corks (or, in this case, rolling some fat joints), and it’s not just…
GLP-1s and Obesity Cancers; Cannabis’ New Legal Status; Celebrity Cancer Diagnoses
MedPage Today) -- GLP-1 agonists may have little impact on risk of obesity-related cancers, according to a systematic review and…
Cannabis reclassification could finally end the industry’s financial exile
Decades after individual states began to allow the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes licensed dispensaries still can’t accept credit…
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39-year-old’s cannabis business brings in $800,000 a month—16 years after he went to prison for selling drugs
In 2023, Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where…
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Medscape Medical News tallied the most-read Canadian stories of 2024 to draft a list of the five that garnered the…
Erykah Badu coined ‘woke’ in 2008. Now she’s weighing in on MAGA’s efforts to rebrand the term.
Erykah Badu coined the term "woke" in her 2008 song "Master Teacher." She sits down with Ari Melber to discuss…
5 recent scientific findings that change what we know about cannabis
As legal restrictions loosen, scientists are investigating long held beliefs that cannabis has few side effects and can effectively relieve…
A THC breathalyzer? Research could lead to reliable cannabis breath test
Law enforcement will be out in force this holiday season, with saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints on the lookout for…
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy Fails to Ease Mental Health Issues
TOPLINE: Among 504 pregnant individuals, 46.8% reported using cannabis during pregnancy, with 58.1% citing mental health reasons. Cannabis use did…
PAPER: Elton John is right –
PAPER: Elton John is right -- cannabis is deadening to the soul... (Third column, 6th story, link...Read More
Japan could imprison cannabis users for up to 7 years under new laws
Recently revised Japanese cannabis and narcotics laws went into effect on Thursday and could land violators in prison for up…
CB1R activates the epilepsy-associated protein Go to regulate neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 121, Issue 49, December 2024. SignificanceCannabinoid type 1 receptors (CB1Rs) are targets…
