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A Plane Dropped 300 Feet. The Pilot Tested Positive for Weed. Almost Nobody Mentioned He Wasn’t the One Flying It.

Air India flight AI2379 dropped roughly 300 feet over the Odisha coast on August 4, injuring 24 people. Its captain later tested positive for cannabis, and that became the story. What most of the coverage buried: the first officer was at the controls, the captain was standing behind his seat, and Airbus says all three hydraulic systems lost pressure while the elevators and ailerons went unresponsive for about four seconds.

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Can THC Quiet PTSD Nightmares? New Research Offers Clues 

A new study published in Nature Medicine found that dronabinol, a pharmaceutical form of THC, significantly reduced trauma-related nightmares in people with PTSD. The findings raise new questions about the relationship between cannabis, REM sleep, and how the brain processes traumatic experiences at night.

Stoners Warned Us About Flock Cameras. Turns Out It Wasn’t Paranoia.

A criminal complaint in Wisconsin describes Michigan as a “known source State for marijuana, as it is legal there.” A Michigan dispensary was ordered to point a police camera at its own parking lot. And Roseville, California’s own analysis found Flock misread the plate in 71% of the alerts it sent officers. The people who warned about this weren’t being paranoid. They were remembering.

A Plane Dropped 300 Feet. The Pilot Tested Positive for Weed. Almost Nobody Mentioned He Wasn’t the One Flying It.

Air India flight AI2379 dropped roughly 300 feet over the Odisha coast on August 4, injuring 24 people. Its captain later tested positive for cannabis, and that became the story. What most of the coverage buried: the first officer was at the controls, the captain was standing behind his seat, and Airbus says all three hydraulic systems lost pressure while the elevators and ailerons went unresponsive for about four seconds.

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thc ptsd nightmares

Can THC Quiet PTSD Nightmares? New Research Offers Clues 

A new study published in Nature Medicine found that dronabinol, a pharmaceutical form of THC, significantly reduced trauma-related nightmares in people with PTSD. The findings raise new questions about the relationship between cannabis, REM sleep, and how the brain processes traumatic experiences at night.

Read More »

Stoners Warned Us About Flock Cameras. Turns Out It Wasn’t Paranoia.

A criminal complaint in Wisconsin describes Michigan as a “known source State for marijuana, as it is legal there.” A Michigan dispensary was ordered to point a police camera at its own parking lot. And Roseville, California’s own analysis found Flock misread the plate in 71% of the alerts it sent officers. The people who warned about this weren’t being paranoid. They were remembering.

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Cannabis in Germany: Club Licenses Stall While Medical Access Shrinks

Germany has received nearly 900 applications for cannabis cultivation associations, but only just over half have been approved as clubs struggle with licensing, location rules, financial risk, and inconsistent enforcement. At the same time, medical cannabis patients face new reimbursement restrictions that could force tens of thousands to pay out of pocket, switch treatments, or challenge the reforms in court.

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