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The latest research and findings from the scientific community on the medical qualities of cannabis.
Hemp Cannabinoids Could Be Source of New Pesticides
A new study by researchers at Cornell University has found that cannabinoids could one day have applications as natural pesticides.
December 6, 2023
New AI Model Can Identify Designer, Research Drugs on the Fly
Identifying suspected drugs in the field has long-since been an issue for law enforcement to keep pace with. At a certain point, there are just far too many different psychoactive chemicals to keep track of and the number grows larger every day. However, a new AI language model just won an award for identifying unknown and untested compounds with surprising accuracy.
November 13, 2023
Scientists Find Weed Traces in 17th Century Italian Skeletons
Scientists studying skeletons from 1600s Milan have found traces of THC and CBD in the femurs of a woman in her 50s and a teenage boy.
November 10, 2023
NASA Is Trying To Extract Oxygen From Space Rocks So Future Astronauts Can Breathe
Our nation’s top scientists and space fanatics have been given a new objective by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in an effort to one day make it easier to have human settlements on the moon: find out how to harvest oxygen from moon dust.
November 10, 2023
Research Shows Science Behind Psychedelics, Psychotherapy’s Ability To Cause Quick Brain Changes
Human neurons have the capacity to generate their own psychedelic molecule.
November 9, 2023
Study: Cannabis Users’ Empathy-Focused Brain Regions Have Stronger Connectivity
According to a study titled “Empathy-related differences in the anterior cingulate functional connectivity of regular cannabis users when compared to controls,” smoking weed makes you more empathetic than other people.
November 9, 2023
Cannabeginners: Delta-8, Delta-9, Is All THC Created Equal?
Despite widespread use, little is known about Delta-8-THC.
October 24, 2023
Study: AI Can Tell if You’re Stoned by Reading Your Smartphone Data
The rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence has garnered equal parts praise and fear from the world at large as we move toward the possibilities of a utopian Jetsons-esque society and/or a robot-induced apocalypse. However, another byproduct of AI has emerged that might scare the stoners a bit: smartphones that know when you’re high.
October 11, 2023