Dr. Ian Mitchell, an ER physician based in Kamloops who comments on cannabis issues, cuts right to the point of discussion about recent research on cannabis use disorder and Covid: “What people actually want to know,” he says, “is: ‘If I use…
As cannabis legalization has expanded, the number of ways we consume it have grown and diversified. The traditional smoke session and the classic pot brownie are far from dead, but in recent years, vaping has gained much more use and attention. …
We’re learning more about cannabis every day now that legalization has gained momentum. We know that everyone reacts to the plant differently, and these reactions depend on several factors, including one's genetics.
Beatriz Carlini, a senior research scientist at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse…
Since its legalization, cannabis seems to have hit its stride in several age groups. But the older Canadian has embraced it. In fact, seniors aged 65 or older are the country's fastest growing age group of cannabis users, according to data collected…
Third-party laboratory testing is the gold standard of quality in the cannabis industry. As cannabis is naturally such a chemically variable plant, testing helps guide consumers toward the specific effects and benefits they seek. Testing helps both recreational and medicinal consumers along…
The fight for fair use of medical cannabis in Brazil continues, online and off, with considerable efforts by government officials to silence activists and educators.
In July, the headquarters of a cannabis association in Rio de Janeiro, ABRACannabis, was raided by the…
Cannabis legalization seems to help prevent opioid overdoses and other opioid-related health harms—but only temporarily.
Professor Coleman Drake from the Pitt Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh is the lead author of a peer-reviewed study…
How cannabis affects our memory has long been an important subject for researchers, but a recent study goes one step further than past trials by asking volunteers to use the cannabis often found in legal dispensaries: flower containing 20 percent or more…
The legal cannabis industry is becoming increasingly commercialized around the world. In the past, commercialization of the alcohol and tobacco industries has opened the door to powerful lobby groups whose interests are often at odds with public health goals. Messaging around cannabis…
The connection between depression and increased cannabis consumption among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) teenagers is more than five times greater than the correlation between the two among heterosexual youth.
That startling new finding is the core of new research published last…