Each year, innovations in hemp plastic technology hit the market and many companies are incorporating hemp plastics into their products. Hemp is proving to be a clean alternative to the highly polluting plastics that are damaging our environment. There are …
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Marijuana and fertility: Five things to know
Credit: CC0 Public Domain For patients who smoke marijuana and their physicians, “Five things to know about … marijuana and fertility” provides useful information for people who may want to conceive. The practice article is published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical …
Read More »LGBT-identifying females are at increased risk of substance use in early adolescence
Females who identify as sexual minorities face an increased risk of substance use that shows up as early as age 13, suggesting early adolescence is a critical period for prevention and intervention efforts, a new study from Oregon State University …
Read More »Get Blazed and Bendy with Cannabis Infused Yoga Classes
Cannabis infused yoga classes are becoming increasingly more common as more states legalize cannabis. For those of us who love both cannabis and yoga, bringing the two together just seems to be such a natural fit. One of the most …
Read More »Lack of sleep may increase likelihood of teens engaging in risky sexual behaviors
Credit: Jourden C/public domain Teenagers who don’t get enough sleep may be at an increased risk of engaging in unsafe sexual behaviors, such as not using condoms or having sex under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to new …
Read More »Europe takes the lead in smokable hemp production
While American cannabis production leans towards industrial use, a handful of European businesses are selling hemp as a low-THC alternative to smokable cannabis. Hemp farmers based in Switzerland are slowly supplying the rest of Europe with hemp flowers containing low …
Read More »Ladies of Paradise Launch Day Trip Vape Cartridge Line in Conjunction with Cultivation Classic
The Ladies of Paradise are launching a new product line with a special event, Day Trip Inn, during the Cultivation Classic in Portland. This May 16th, the Ladies of Paradise are at it again with a brand new product launch …
Read More »Marijuana use among Illinois teens unchanged but ‘cool factor’ increasing, survey finds
The number of Illinois high school seniors who think that using marijuana would make their peers perceive them as cool doubled during the past decade, according to a new report based on the 2018 Illinois Youth Survey, conducted by senior …
Read More »Cannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
Generalized 3 Hz spike and wave discharges in a child with childhood absence epilepsy. Credit: Wikipedia. Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children with a rare and severe type of epilepsy …
Read More »The new ‘runner’s high’? MJ users often mix weed, workouts
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Eight out of 10 marijuana users in states where cannabis is legal say they partake in the drug shortly before or after exercise, and most report that it motivates them to work out, helps them enjoy …
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