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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Female eggs exposed to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, have an impaired ability to produce viable embryos, and are significantly less likely to result in a viable pregnancy, according to an animal study accepted for …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoke a lot of weed as a teenager, and when you reach adulthood you’ll be more likely to have trouble falling or staying asleep, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 2,000 …

In addition to curtailing cannabis-related arrests, organizations are calling for the release or clemency for people incarcerated for cannabis offenses as well as a reduction of incarcerated non-violent prisoners, whether they’ve been sentenced or not. Public health experts have warned …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than 90% of the legal marijuana products offered in medical dispensaries are much stronger than what clinical studies have shown that doctors recommend for chronic pain relief, according to a study published in the March …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain University at Buffalo School of Nursing researchers have found a”significant association” between alcohol or marijuana use and insufficient sleep among high school students. The study, published earlier this year in the Journal of School Nursing, tested …

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced it was adopting new regulations regarding the expansion of scientific and medical research opportunities for cannabis. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, filed last week, was published on March 22 in the Federal Register. …

Cannabis use is much more common among pregnant women with depression and pregnant women with depression are more than 3 times more likely to use cannabis than those without depression, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The average age at which teens and young adults start using drugs has been rising, according to a study published today in JAMA Pediatrics. The study examined changes in the average age of first drug use …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A practice article provides 5 things to know on how drugs can interact with cannabinoids in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). 1. The antifungal drug ketoconazole was shown to nearly double cannabinoid levels. Similar effects might …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A pair of Canadian researchers, one with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, the other Vancouver Coastal Health, has made headlines with a case study of three people who accidentally massively overdosed on LSD, The study …