Day: October 12, 2023

Leafly’s Dr. Nick Jikomes explains why weed gives some people The Fear—and why it’s sometimes beneficial to face it. Hip surgeries are painful. Patients require potent pain medication afterwards, often for extended periods. Some years ago, a woman named Jo Cameron had hip surgery but responded in a strange way:Continue Reading

New York is shaking up its legal Marijuana market with new competitors Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of retail stores. New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retailContinue Reading

New Marijuana breathalyzer aims to detect workplace Cannabis use Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 There’s a new device hitting the market aimed at cracking down on cannabis use during work hours. Created by Hound Labs, the Hound Cannabis Breathalyzer is considered the first breath test to isolate recent cannabisContinue Reading

Safe daily limit of cannabidiol CBD cut by regulator Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 UK food regulators have lowered the recommended safe daily dose of cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis extract present in many different High Street products, including drinks and snacks. The Food Standards Agency says the advice isContinue Reading

The Science is clear: Marijuana is safer than Tobacco Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Nearly twice as many Americans believe that smoking cigarettes is more hazardous to your health than smoking marijuana. They’re right. Numerous studies assessing the long-term health impacts of cannabis smoke exposure belie the myth thatContinue Reading

Is Cannabis today really much more potent than 50 years ago? Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Levels of the psychoactive compound THC have been steadily rising in marijuana since the 1970s, due largely to growers selecting for more potent strains. Weed isn’t like it used to be. The psychoactiveContinue Reading

US Cannabis reforms could send pot stocks higher Image Cannabis News October 12, 2023 Although cannabis remains illegal in the US federally, there are now 23 states where adult-use cannabis has been legalized. Ohio and Pennsylvania are the next states expected to allow adult-use cannabis, while Florida could do soContinue Reading