Weed Has A ‘Hidden Antibiotic Potential’ And Can Defeat Feared Superbugs
A chemical found in cannabis can destroy a feared superbug and could save thousands of lives, scientists have claimed.
A team from McMaster University...
A Genetic Test Predicts THC Versus CBD In Cannabis Plants
Farmers always face uncertainty. Extreme weather, pest outbreaks and early frosts can dampen harvests or ruin them entirely. Industrial hemp growers deal with another...
Cannabis Reduces OCD Symptoms By Half In The Short-Term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis,...
Watch How THC Destroys Cancer Cells Under A Microscope
It’s no secret that cannabis can have profound impacts on fighting and defeating cancer. We report about it all the time. Results vary from...
Study Finds That CBD Does Help The Mind
Researchers gave 15 participants with no history of cannabis use 600 mg of CBD on different occasions for a week and then 600 mg...
Meet The ‘Father Of Marijuana Research’
Raphael Mechoulam started his first marijuana project by walking into a police station and asking for some confiscated weed—for research purposes.
“I went there, drank...
Burgeoning Marijuana Industry Has A Growing Need For Scientists
People don't immediately associate the marijuana industry with science but if you are a scientist, or plan to become one, it’s an association you...
CA: Inside The Battle To Accurately Label Pot
For a long time, there were no marijuana brands. Cannabis growers spent so much time trying to conceal their identity from law enforcement and...
Black Swan: Rare Jamaican Cannabis Strain Could Treat Pancreatic Cancer
In 2019 a flavonoid of cannabis – Caflanone (FBL-03G) – was granted Orphan drug status by the United States Food and Drug Administration. Now,...
Brain Scans Show How Cannabis Extract May Help People With Psychosis
Cannabidiol reduces the brain activity linked to hallucinations, delusions and other forms of psychosis, research has found.
Brain scans have revealed for the first time...
Cannabis Can Prevent Major Chemotherapy Side Effect, Israeli Study Suggests
Popular cancer drug damages nerves in 70% of patients, but when cannabis is taken before treatment, that figure drops to 25%Cannabis can counter some...
THC vs. CBD: Which Marijuana Compound Is More Beneficial?
The marijuana compound CBD, or cannabinol, is surging in popularity in the wellness community, for its alleged health benefits, without the high normally associated...
Does Marijuana Use Really Cause Psychotic Disorders?
Alex Berenson says the drug causes ‘sharp increases in murders and aggravated assaults’. As scientists, we find his claims misinformed and reckless.
Does marijuana cause...
The Experiments Revealing How Marijuana Could Treat Dementia
Slightly stoned mice show marijuana may fight age-related memory loss
Two levels below ground, under a small, drab building at the University of Bonn, is...
10 Facts About Marijuana
Marijuana is a plant containing a psychoactive chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), in its leaves, buds and flowers. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug,...
Scientists Unlock The Secrets Of Marijuana’s Pain-Relief Potential, Study Says
Researchers have uncovered how marijuana plants produce pain-killing molecules that are 30 times stronger than aspirin — a property that gives them medicinal promise...