The most advanced countries for cannabis research are using science to defeat the stigma while getting people the medicine they need. Read about the top six in this post from High Times. It is commonly known that the U.S. is not apart of the most advanced countries for marijuana research. Due to its legal status, receiving funding for cannabis research has been proven quite ... Continue Reading
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Cannabis and Your Heart: All You Wanted to Know
Cannabis users are used to warnings about the impact of the drug on their brain, but what about their heart? This post from Leafly highlights how cannabis consumption affects heart health. Story Highlights: THC can increase heart rate by 20-50 beats per minute. This increase occurs in order to compensate for the reduction in blood pressure caused by THC. Low doses of ... Continue Reading
What Science Says About Cannabis and Cancer Cure
Evidence on cannabis as a cancer cure is sketchy, though more people than ever rely on it for relief. This post from GreenCamp explores what science has to say. Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, with the death rate of nearly 65%. Unfortunately, there is no definitive cure for it. There are conventional therapies, but the possibility of cancer coming ... Continue Reading
National Academies Bestseller is About Cannabis
‘Health Effects of Cannabis’ tops National Academies’ 2017 bestseller list. Topping the chart is a significant indicator of interest. This post from Leafly highlights how, now more than ever, a whole lot of people want scientifically accurate information about cannabis. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine just released their 2017 bestseller list, ... Continue Reading
Weed Doesn’t Lessen Sex Drive, Science Agrees
A US cannabis study confirmed that weed doesn’t decrease the sex drive. This post from Green Camp highlights how the results of the study were pretty telling. A cannabis study confirmed the century-long question if weed improves your sex life. The answer — yes. Stanford researchers Andrew J. Sun, MD and Michael L. Eisenberg, MD have confirmed a “positive association ... Continue Reading