Two Canadian cannabis companies announce a merger, the largest yet in the country hot cannabis industry Canadian cannabis grower and seller Aurora Cannabis announced Wednesday a friendly acquisition of CanniMed Therapeutics in a deal valued at an estimated Can$1.1 billion …
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Large study finds higher rates of early substance use among children with ADHD
Children with ADHD find it more difficult to focus and to complete their schoolwork. Credit: public domain image A new study published online in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry found that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …
Read More »Will smoking pot harm your heart? Experts weigh in
(HealthDay)—Anyone worried that smoking a lot of pot could lead to a heart attack or stroke will just have to keep worrying for the time being. There’s not enough scientific evidence to say one way or the other how marijuana …
Read More »Marijuana use does not lower chances of getting pregnant
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Marijuana use—by either men or women—does not appear to lower a couple’s chances of getting pregnant, according to a new study led by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers. The study, published in the …
Read More »Re-criminalizing cannabis is worse than 1930s ‘reefer madness’
A still from the 1936 propaganda film ‘Reefer Madness.’ Credit: Wikimedia Commons In the 1930s, parents across the U.S. were panicked. A new documentary, “Reefer Madness,” suggested that evil marijuana dealers lurked in public schools, waiting to entice their children …
Read More »Greece set to allow medical cannabis use
Over a dozen EU countries have authorised the use of cannabis for medical purposes Greece’s parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister said Sunday, adding that the change would attract …
Read More »VA clears the air on talking to patients about marijuana use
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” is how many veterans have approached health care conversations about marijuana use with the doctors they see from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Worried that owning up to using the drug could jeopardize their VA benefits—even …
Read More »Young adults report differing sexual effects from alcohol, marijuana, and ecstasy
Alcohol, marijuana, and ecstasy each have very different sexual effects, from attraction and desire to sensitivity to sexual dysfunction, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU Meyers College of Nursing. The findings, …
Read More »Do more youth use or do youth use more?
What impact may legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon have on teen marijuana use? Recent results from an Oregon Research Institute (ORI) study indicate that the influence of legalization on youth may depend on whether they were already using at …
Read More »Tobacco shops associated with crime in urban communities of color
Tobacco shops, also known as smoke shops, may represent potential “nuisance properties” in urban communities of color, a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has found. Nuisance properties are properties where unsafe activities affecting public …
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