Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?
Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate…
No clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines relieve chronic nerve pain, updated review finds
There is no clear evidence that cannabis-based medicines provide pain relief for chronic neuropathic pain, an updated review in the…
Like alcohol units, but for cannabis—experts define safer limits
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK are proposing thresholds for safe—or at least safer—cannabis use and hope…
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…
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Time seems to slow down when you’re high – why does that happen?
Cannabis does strange things to our sense of time passing, possibly by over-exciting neurons in a brain region that helps…
Woman’s death raises concerns about marijuana-processing plants
A young woman working at a Massachusetts cannabis-processing facility who developed new-onset asthma and later died of a fatal asthma…
A cannabis worker in Mass. died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in U.S.
Advocates for safety in the marijuana industry have called for more safeguards to make sure the cannabis business doesn’t put…
A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It’s the first reported case in US
A 27-year-old cannabis industry worker died in Massachusetts from an asthma attack related to her work...Read More
T-Medical Group Acquires Telaleaf Health, a German Telemedicine Company, Expanding Its Cannabis Services
T-Medical Group's primary focus is on providing telemedicine platforms that facilitate connections between patients and physicians on a global scale.…
Cannabis can harm young brains but may improve learning in older age
There is growing evidence that cannabis use may disrupt adolescent brain development, but in older adults it seems to lead…
AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions
MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The American Medical Association (AMA) should work to educate physicians and the public…
Cannabis use is on the rise in the US – except among younger teens
Cannabis is more popular in North America than anywhere else and its use continues to grow – but, somewhat surprisingly,…
The cannabis of the future might not come from plants
We can now synthesise THC, CBD and other cannabinoids in bioreactors – these could be used to make new therapeutic…
