Let’s talk terpenes. You know about cannabinoids, like THC and CBD, but terpenes are hydrocarbons found in many plants (mostly conifers) and some insects. If you’re familiar with essential oils, you’re familiar with terpenes. Fun fact: Vitamin...
You’d have to be living under a rock to not be aware of the massive protests across the U.S. in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The outrage is justified, given the disproportionate numbers of black men...
Marijuana activists are crying foul over emails tied to the Democratic Party that show the alcohol industry trying to undermine cannabis legalization. But the controversy may be little more than a tempest in a teapot.
The revelations came in a...
While cannabis is not an addictive drug in the same sense as heroin or cocaine, there is such a thing as Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD). It’s defined as “problematic use,” which can impact our obligations and interpersonal relationships. What...
During a crisis there is unfortunately the side effect of a lot of bad information. It’s difficult enough to know what’s really going on when experts are also dealing with a new set of variables, and COVID-19...
One of the arguments against legalization was that if you make weed legal, more kids will try it. Like so many misconceptions promulgated during the War on Drugs, this one is also a falsehood dripping with the fear of...
Summer not only implies a long-needed break from sitting in a classroom day after day, but a time for rebellion and newfound freedom. There’s summer love, summer tans, and summer memories. Maybe it’s the warm weather. Maybe it’s the...
During times of extreme crisis, prioritization is key. It helps keep resources available to those who need them. Of course, if there simply aren’t enough resources, critical decisions must be made to avoid pandemonium. That’s certainly become the case...
In every state there are laws about driving while impaired. In most of these laws, there are specific criteria for what it means to be “inebriated,” and that’s typically measured with blood alcohol content -- the amount of alcohol...
What we’re learning about the endocannabinoid system is that it is both complicated and yet simple. That is, the principles of how it works are rather straightforward: Cannabinoid receptors cause cannabinoids to have an effect on our bodies. But...
