Health and Science

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 […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A federal health agency is highlighting a variety of marijuana-related research topics that are being funded, promoting a new online resource that compiles active cannabis study grant opportunities as well as an overview of projects that have already received government support. The National Center for Complementary […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Researchers published more than 4,300 studies on marijuana and its components in 2022—an new annual record—an analysis from NORML shows. “We need more research” is easily one of the most common refrains from reform opponents, who insist that cannabis is understudied despite the fact that it’s […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new analysis of a massive dataset of medical marijuana patient records from across the U.S. suggests that states with restrictive eligibility criteria are likely “deterring patients from seeking the medication they need” and compromising access to information on why people use cannabis. Nugg MD, a […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  States where marijuana is still criminalized see people initiate cannabis use at a younger age, consume more frequently and drive while under the influence more often, according to a new, large-scale survey from a marijuana policy consulting firm. Cannabis Public Policy Consulting (CPPC) analyzed a wide […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Even as more states legalized marijuana—and society started to return to normal following the worst of the coronavirus pandemic by lifting restrictions that kept many students at home under parental supervision—teen cannabis use remained stable in 2022, according to the latest federally funded Monitoring the Future […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new study published by the American Medical Association is challenging a key argument from legalization opponents who say that marijuana reform should be limited to simple decriminalization because it would similarly end cannabis arrests. It’s certainly true that decriminalization is associated with significant decreases in […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A majority of states will legalize psychedelics by 2037, according to a new analysis published in an American Medical Association journal that’s based on a statistical model of the state-level marijuana legalization movement. Psychedelics reform has been advancing “in a rapid, patchwork fashion” in the U.S.—and […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  State-level medical marijuana legalization is associated with a significant decrease in opioid prescriptions and use among certain cancer patients, according to a new study from the American Medical Association. The study, which analyzed data on insurance claims from 38,189 people with recently diagnosed cancer, found that […]