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Consider the immediate sales drop at alcohol-only stores—this could suggest some consumers switched from alcohol to cannabis right after legalization. By Michael J. Armstrong, Brock University via The Conversation Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it was unclear how the change might affect beverage alcohol consumption. Would consumers drink less or more after
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Marijuana use is associated with increased sexual desire and arousal, as well as lower levels of sexual distress, new research shows. The report, a doctoral thesis out of Queens University in Canada, includes two separate studies: an online survey of 1,547 cannabis users as well as a 28-day diary analysis of 115 individuals—87 of whom
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A science experiment intended to study how cannabis seeds fare in space—in hopes of one day planting the crop on the moon or even Mars—failed earlier this week when a capsule carrying the payload crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Aboard the capsule were about 150 cannabis seeds, which the organizers of the project hoped to
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Taking a high dose of LSD, coupled with assisted therapy, led to “greater reductions in depression” among patients compared to those who received a low dose of the psychedelic, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland investigated the therapeutic potential of LSD for people with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder,
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New research on cannabis genetics suggests that incentives in the legal marijuana market—such as the desire for plants to mature faster and produce more cannabinoids for extraction—may be leading to a decline in biodiversity of the plant worldwide. A graduate thesis published this month combines observations about genetic trends in cannabis with interviews with dozens
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A new study exploring the impacts of adult-use marijuana legalization on the hospitality industry finds that “hotel revenue increases by 25.2% (or $63,671 monthly) due to dispensary legalization, with the effect continuing to grow even six years after legalization.” The research article, published in the journal Production Operations and Management (POMS), draws its inferences from
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Most people take for granted that there’s a link between using marijuana and playing video games, but a new review of available research suggests the connection isn’t so simple. While it is true that most published studies have found a positive correlation between video games and cannabis consumption, but others have found a negative association
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Cannabinoids in medical marijuana can both increase the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs and also minimize the often uncomfortable side-effects of conventional cancer treatment, according to a new scientific review of available evidence. The 23-page paper, published online this month in the journal Pharmacology & Therapeutics, assesses a range of clinical and preclinical findings that “mainly
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Minnesota officials have released the results a state-funded study showing that medical marijuana provides significant benefits for people struggling with sleep apnea. Unlike many states that have enacted legalization, Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) routinely collects data on patients’ experiences and produces research on its findings. This latest report focuses on sleep apnea, a
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“The entourage effect remains a hypothesis more often co-opted for marketing than grounded in evidence. That doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” By Jonathan Simone, Brock University via The Conversation In the years since legalization, there has been a tremendous surge in the number of cannabis products available to Canadian consumers, many offering tailored experiences to enhance
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Researchers have announced that they’ve successfully identified a new cannabinoid—cannabielsoxa—produced by the marijuana plant as well as a number of other compounds “reported for the first time from the flowers of C. sativa.” The team of government and university researchers out of South Korea also evaluated 11 compounds in cannabis for antitumor effects in neuroblastoma
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A newly published study funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) examines county-level data about medical marijuana patients and clinicians in seven U.S. states, focusing mostly on demographic trends. One finding, for example, suggests a strong association between military veteran populations and higher rates of medical marijuana authorizing clinicians. Authors wrote
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