Every cannabinoid in marijuana has a unique profile, and each has a different effect on the body’s endocannabinoid system. Some are more effective for pain management, while some will lift your mind into the stratosphere. The big cannabinoids are...
In the early 1990s, scientists discovered an ancient Siberian mummy buried with remnants of cannabis pollen. They later concluded that she died of breast cancer - and took weed to treat it. The find proved that humans have been...
Honey bees and marijuana don't exactly go hand in hand in the public imagination. Many growers consider bees to be pests, but not everyone.
Nicolas "Trainbees," a French medical marijuana cultivator, earned his nickname over 20 years of beekeeping and...
Marijuana naysayers have long opined that smoking pot is harmful to the unborn -- be it “damaged chromosomes” in sperm, or infertility, or “brain damaged babies.” Of course, most of this dates back to the early unscientific, bigoted days...
Of all the many health problems marijuana treats, mental illness may be the most controversial. Chronic pain, for all its complexity, is far simpler than depression, psychosis, or other mental disorders. And for all we don't know about what...
In little more than a decade, medical marijuana has become the norm in the US despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. Thirty-seven states plus the District of Columbia now allow the use of weed for medical purposes.
No two state medical...
Older folks, aka "seniors" over 65, are using cannabis in increasing numbers. In fact, cannabis consumption by this demographic has doubled since 2015. What accounts for this? Are there health impacts? Are they good or bad? Why are seniors...
Everyone knows the flower of the marijuana plant has exceptional medicinal properties and mildly psychedelic effects on the brain. While this plant can be smoked, vaped, and eaten, there is also another way that humans can utilize...
Now that we’re settling into a global lockdown to flatten the curve of the spread of coronavirus, you may be stuck at home with roommates and you want to smoke a bowl. Or, your neighbors smoke and...
Still have doubts about the health benefits of marijuana? This list should lay them to rest!
Over the past several years, the medical benefits of marijuana have become the subject of hotly-contested debates in the medical community and among the...
