Research into the benefits of medical marijuana is a relatively new phenomenon, mostly because almost every country in the world severely restricts what scientists can learn about the drug. But we have had hints of its medicinal qualities for...
A major concern that surrounded the effort to legalize was the notion that kids would get their hands on more pot if it were somehow “more available.” Of course, in every state with legalization there’s been a regulatory framework...
Whenever you find a successful product category, you’re going to find scams. Unfortunately, in our data-porous society, it’s all too easy for scammers to find our personal info and use that against us. In the U.S., people are inundated...
If you watch any type of 420-friendly TV, odds are you’re all too familiar with the lazy stoner stereotype trope. But one question remains: is it actually an accurate stereotype? New research has found that the answer is probably...
The opioid crisis has resulted in lawsuits that have embroiled state attorneys and individuals alike. In these lawsuits, claims are being made against pharmaceutical companies that appear to have used aggressive marketing campaigns -- allegedly misleading at times --...
Cannabidiol, aka CBD, is now available across the United States after Congress legalized hemp. This has opened the door to a flood of products that tout CBD as an ingredient, whether or not it makes sense. Practically speaking, you...
One of the loudest claims of prohibitionists for generations is that “cannabis ruins young people’s minds.” It started with the myth of marijuana as a gateway drug -- a gateway to crime, or more drugs. Turns out, cannabis isn’t...
Suffering from migraines? While medical marijuana advocates have painted weed as a cure for just about everything, medical research is catching up to these claims and verifying quite a few of them. The issue of migraines has been hotly...
What a difference a decade makes. The lead author of a survey in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine notes that, “..not even 10 years ago 0.4% of adults 65 and older said they...
While the world waits for a COVID-19 vaccine, we’re seeing some innovations in its making. First, regulators and governments are streamlining testing to accelerate the release. Also, what humans have learned from past pandemics and even the AIDS crisis...
