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Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A lesser-known cannabinoid, THCV, appears to have more energizing effects without the fatigue and “munchies” associated with marijuana’s more prominent delta-9 THC compound, according to a new double-blind clinical study. On Tuesday, the cannabis genetics company Phylos and marijuana research firm People Science announced the results […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Cannabis appears to be a “viable alternative” treatment option for dogs suffering from a common skin disease—especially if they experience adverse side effects from conventional steroid therapies—according to a new case study. Researchers at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in Brazil published their findings in […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A new federally funded study shows that as the prevalence of treatment for cannabis use disorder (CUD) has fallen nationwide in recent decades, the reductions in self-reported CUD treatment have been concentrated in states with legal access to marijuana. Factors such as a drop in “legally […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe appear to have begun producing the psychedelic compound psilocybin roughly 67 million years ago, right around the time of the dinosaurs’ demise, according to a newly published study led by researchers from the University of Utah and the Natural History Museum […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A Justice Department research says states may need to “get away from that idea” that marijuana impairment can be tested based on the concentration of THC in a person’s system. Frances Scott, a physical scientist at the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Investigative and […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  New Jersey adults might have mixed opinions about how the state should spend marijuana revenue—but a new study makes clear that most don’t think cannabis tax dollars should be earmarked for police or anti-drug campaigns. The public opinion study, published in the International Journal of Drug […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  Federally funded researchers have identified new methods of distinguishing between marijuana and hemp by detecting the exact amount of THC in flower and edibles. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ), which is part of the Justice Department, is promoting the results of two research projects it […]

Science & Health Archives – Marijuana Moment Read More  A study says that internet search interest in delta-8 THC—a federally unregulated cannabinoid that is commonly synthesized or derived from hemp—is significantly higher in states where marijuana itself remains criminalized. Looking at online search data available through Google Trends, CBD Nationwide—which calls itself the “largest” cannabidiol […]