Scientists studied how smoking different quantities and strains of cannabis affects stress levels. This post from EurekAlert! Science News shares guidelines for using cannabis to treat stress, anxiety, and depression. In a first-of-a-kind study, Washington State University scientists examined how peoples' self-reported levels of stress, anxiety and depression were affected ... Continue Reading
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Is Cannabis Making You Impulsive and Hostile?
A study concluded that cannabis use has an impact on "impulsivity and hostility in daily life." Check out the science behind this conclusion and its downside, in this post from Leafly. One of my coworker's friends recently asked her whether cannabis can make its consumer "grumpy," because sometimes he wakes up cranky after an evening of smoking. His timing was serendipitous, ... Continue Reading
Science Finds How Teen THC Exposure Affects Brain
Scientists have now discovered the mechanism behind changes in brain due to chronic adolescent THC exposure. This post from TheCannabisGeek.com reveals the root cause of THC-related issues in teens! For the first time, researchers have managed to identify the precise mechanism by which some young brains are impacted by THC consumption. For decades there’d been an association ... Continue Reading
CBD Can Rewire the Brain for Mental Health
Studies seem now to be suggesting that CBD may have a direct effect on regulating the brain for mental health. This post from CannaTech News covers how CBD changes the brain to treat psychiatric disorders! Cannabidiol has been shown to help people with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety, psychosis, and depression. The mechanisms responsible for these ... Continue Reading
Weed and Anxiety: A Sweet and Sour Relation
Ever feel the anxiety when you smoke up? Scientists are still trying to work out why. This post from Motherboard highlights how marijuana-induced anxiety is the weed culture's bigfoot! You might not remember your first time smoking weed. But you'll remember the first time smoking weed made you freak the fuck out. I was at a friend's house five years ago, curled into a ... Continue Reading