Health and Science

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new study looking at data from a federally funded survey found that the prevalence of medical cannabis use more than doubled in the United States between 2013 and 2020, driven largely by state-level legalization. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which has been […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new federally funded study has found that CBD may help tobacco users quit by reducing cravings. Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) looked at the effects of the non-intoxicating cannabinoid on the metabolism of nicotine, the main addictive component of tobacco. The study, published in […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A federal health agency has published a new advisory on what it warns are the “potential harms, side effects, and unknowns” of CBD as more Americans use the popular cannabinoid. At the same time, the government body is also implying that products purchased from state-legal marijuana […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Teen marijuana use declined from 2019 to 2021—and hit a record low since 2011—according to a federal biennial report that was released on Monday. The declines in cannabis consumption by young people come as a growing number of states are legalizing it for adults—contrary to fears […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new scientific review is challenging the idea that there’s a marijuana “hangover” effect the day after use, raising questions about policies that punish drivers and people in safety-sensitive positions for cannabis consumption that occurs weeks prior to drug tests being administered. Researchers at the University […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new study, led by researchers at New York’s Department of Health and published this week by the American Medical Association, found that chronic pain patients who received medical marijuana for longer than a month saw significant reductions in prescribed opioids. The analysis looked at data […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  There is “no statistically significant increase” in psychosis-related diagnoses in states that have legalized marijuana compared to those that continue to criminalize cannabis, a new study published by the American Medical Association concluded. Researchers at Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Department of […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  State-level marijuana legalization is associated with significant reductions in prescribing of the opioid codeine, according to a new study that leverages data from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The paper, published last week in the journal Health Economics, looked at data on prescription opioid shipments […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Yet another study has found evidence that cannabis can lead to better sex, with participants reporting heightened desire, more intense orgasms and sharpened sensory perception. The paper, published Friday in the Journal of Cannabis Research, was led by Amanda Moser of East Carolina University, now a […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  People who live in states where recreational marijuana is legal experience lower rates of alcohol use disorder (AUD) compared to those who live in states where cannabis remains illegal, according to a new federally funded study. Researchers observed 240 pairs of twins in cases where one […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  About one in three chronic pain patients report using marijuana as a treatment option, and most of that group has used cannabis as a substitute for other pain medications, including opioids, a new study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) found. The new paper from […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Despite prohibitionist arguments that marijuana legalization harms the workforce, a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that, if anything, the reform actually increases job opportunities. Researchers at San Diego State University and Bentley University said that their study is the […]