- Guide to getting high: Researchers propose cannabis index to help budding stoners
Here's how to avoid a harsh high, according to researchers.
- Inside the $32 Billion Industry Transforming Marijuana
Inside the $32 billion industry transforming marijuana, its consumption and beliefs about its ability to heal.
- Bacteria and pesticides found in cannabis sold in Dutch coffee shops
Baseline’ contamination study to inform Netherlands trial in which shops will sell drug produced by licensed growers Lead, pesticides and potentially harmful bacteria were among the contaminants found during an investigation into cannabis sold in semi-legal “coffee shops” in the Netherlands. The research, which aimed to establish a “baseline” level of typical contamination , was carried out by the […]...
- Rats in police evidence lockers are getting high on seized drugs — and putting cases in jeopardy
Drugged-up Texas rodents have reportedly been gobbling up marijuana and magic mushrooms stored as evidence in police precincts, potentially putting hundreds of cases in jeopardy, reports said.
- Changes in opioid use outcomes after passage of medical marijuana laws
A new study found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general population with the states' passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. However, the findings also show decreases in opioid outcomes after medical marijuana laws existed among people reporting cannabis use.
- Licensed NYC pot shops sue state in turf war over competition: ‘Rug … pulled out from under us’
Four licensed city pot shops have sued the state, claiming its cannabis regulators broke the law by allowing other weed dispensaries to operate within a 1,000-feet buffer zone designed to limit their competition.
- Defining Depersonalization Derealization Disorder
The sensation of being detached from your surroundings may point to a hard-to-diagnose condition.
- New York is seeing the hidden toll of legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem
A recent chain of violent incidents linked to marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids in the streets and subways of New York raise the question of whether our laissez-faire legalization experiment is working.
- US teen drug, alcohol and tobacco use continues to decline
Record numbers of teens now abstain, a trend starting during the Covid pandemic and continuing to the present Drug and alcohol use among teenagers has continued to decline, according to a new study, continuing a downward trend observed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Record numbers of teens are abstaining from drugs, alcohol and tobacco, according to a survey from Monitoring the Future, an ongoing […]...
- NYC legal weed shop landed $7M in sales in 2024 — nearly two decades after the owner was locked up for selling marijuana
Marte, who was busted on a drug conviction in 2009 that landed him a seven-year prison sentence, now projects his booming business will bring in $12 million this year, boasting an $800,000 monthly profit, the outlet reported.
- In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.
- As Marijuana Use Grows, Effect on Road Safety Remains a Blind Spot
Scientists want to create breathalyzers that show how recently a driver used marijuana. Researchers also are studying how cannabis impairs motor skills and reflexes for habitual and occasional users.
- The States Restricting Guns and Legalizing Marijuana in the New Year
Other state laws going into effect in 2025 will boost wages, restrict social media for children and make insulin cheaper.
- ‘Who knows what they’re going to do?’: US cannabis industry braces itself for Trump administration
The industry looks back wistfully on a past year of promise but little delivery, and wonders what next under Trump For those awaiting the end of cannabis prohibition in the US, 2024 began on a hopeful note, but as the year comes to a close, many of those hopes remain unfulfilled. “The big issue is rescheduling, and there was a lot of excitement about that, but it’s been sort of mired down,” said Alex […]...
- THC drinks gain popularity in the US – but can they fully replace alcohol?
A growing trend of state laws permit the sale of cannabis drinks – and beverage companies are angling to make the next hit alcohol alternative Laws around the US - most recently in Hawaii - are cropping up that allow THC in beverages, a move that some experts say will have mixed benefits for those seeking an alternative to alcohol. It’s part of a growing trend of policies that make THC drinks available, […]...
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