Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Findings released today from the most recent Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey of substance use behaviors and related attitudes among teens in the United States indicate that levels of nicotine and marijuana vaping did not increase …
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How to Get a Medical Card in Maine
Obtaining or renewing a medical marijuana card in Maine has never been easier. The arrival of the internet has made almost anything possible, including getting your hands on an application (or renewal application) for your medical marijuana card. The online …
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Pearl Chiu and Brooks King-Casas, both associate professors at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, combined brain scans and computational modeling to understand how social peers sway decision-making in teenagers. They examined neural activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and found …
Read More »Exploring potential adverse effects of marijuana use during pregnancy
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In one of the most comprehensive examinations to date of marijuana use during pregnancy, Torri D. Metz, MD, MS, a University of Utah Health associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, will evaluate the drug’s effects on …
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Maintaining proper distance between plants and grow lights is crucial for the healthy growth of the crops. Cannabis plants use the energy they capture from the grow lights to maximize yields by growing bigger buds, and healthier stems. In this …
Read More »Lung symptoms common among users of e-cigarettes and related products
Credit: CC0 Public Domain One-third of people using e-cigarettes or related products reported symptoms associated with lung or respiratory tract impact or injury, according to an analysis of a 2016 national survey, to be presented at the American Heart Association’s …
Read More »Rethinking the link between cannabinoids and learning
Fluorescent image of a mouse brain with the cerebellum highlighted in the shape of a marijuana leaf. Credit: Rita FĂ©lix, PhD. Cannabinoids have a strong influence on how our brains work and how we behave. Many people are only aware …
Read More »Lung injuries should be a warning about vaping’s risks
Ulf Wittrock/EyeEm, Getty Images The patients, most of them young, began showing up at hospitals in the spring of 2019. Some were coughing, out of breath or feverish. Some were vomiting or had diarrhea. Some ended up in intensive care, …
Read More »Where Did 420 Come From, And Where Is It Going? | Sensi Seeds
Having its own day is one of the defining components of a culture. The special day of cannabis lovers, April 20th, has evolved rather than being chosen. For many years, the origins of this nebulous festivity were little known and …
Read More »Cannabinoid Science 101: What Is Cannabidiol (CBD)?
CBD is a non-psychoactive component of cannabis. CBD gained popularity much later than psychoactive THC, but was isolated more than 20 years earlier. Currently CBD is being thoroughly studied and investigated for its medicinal applications in treating numerous ailments. As …
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