It’s true, most of us can think of at least one committed stoner with a memory of a goldfish and a vacant, thousand yard stare. So it may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that the cannabis plant can actually protect the brain and prevent certain neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s from forming. And yet, even though the […]
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Update: The Latest Research About Cannabis and the Brain
Authors of the latest research on cannabis and the brain initially predicted that long-term cannabis consumption would shrink certain brain regions of the participants in the study. Quite to the contrary, they found grey matter volumes did not shrink after four years of &… Read article here: High Times
This is Your Brain on Acid: Scientists Image the Tripping Brain For the First Time Ever
For the first time in history neuroscientists have taken deep look into what happens in a brain under the effects of lysergic diethylamide, or LSD. Scientists injected volunteers with 75 micrograms of LSD and imaged their brain using three advanced techniques while they w… Read article here: High Times
French Health Minister: Botched Drug Trial Causing “Brain Death” Had Nothing to Do With Cannabis
Although a number of media reports have suggested that an experimental cannabis-based painkiller is what caused a “serious accident” during a clinical drug trial this week in France, leaving one person brain-dead and hospitalizing at least five others, the nat… Read article here: High Times
NFL Should Invest in Medical Pot Research for Brain Concussions
In addition to the many scandals and crises facing the NFL lately, another big one lies in wait if not addressed properly and soon—Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy ( Read article here: High Times
The Original Hysteria over Marijuana and Brain Damage
Modern science hasdisprovedthe hysterical claims used to justify marijuana prohibition when it was enacted by Congress in 1937. But these claims could have beendisprovedlong ago. Read article here: High Times
The Science Behind Cannabinoids Is Clear: Marijuana Helps Brain Achieve Breakthroughs
A great misunderstanding regarding the therapeutic value of the cannabis plant persists, even within some reform circles. Marijuana is often lumped into the same category as cigarettes, hard drugs, and even alcohol, with the latest trend being to designate cannabis as “less harmful” than these other substances. In reality, cannabis isn’t actually harmful at all, […]
Video Premiere: Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor’s Desert Brain
Watch the brand-new video from psychedelic rockers Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor, "Desert Brain." Read article here: High Times
Big Rehab: Use Marijuana [and] Your Brain Won’t Work
In 10 years of marijuana activism and six years in the marijuana media, I’ve reported on a whole lot of reefer madness. But the recent response by the head of the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM, or if you prefer, “Big Rehab”) set a new sta… High Times
Weed Prevents Brain Damage Caused By Meth
New research suggests certain cannabis compounds may be able to protect the brain from damage brought on by methamphetamine use. High Times