Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most terrifying and debilitating illnesses imaginable, so combating it is especially important. Scientists at Salk Institute have found new evidence that supports the theory that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and many other compounds found in cannabis can help with the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. Science Daily reports , “The researchers found […]
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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
Scientists Successfully Breed Kale with Cannabis
A Brooklyn-based lab has successfully bred the world’s first Kale x Cannabis hybrid. The company, Williamsburg Wonders, announced today that the new cross, calledKaleabis, would be available as asuperfoodjuice in Colorado and California dispensarie… Read article here: High Times
German Scientists Have Debunked Hair Testing for Pot
In a monumental scientific finding published on October 7, researchers from the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Freiburg, Germany have concluded that finding cannabinoids in hair does not prove cannabis consumption. In a surprising discovery they found that THC and its … Read article here: High Times
It’s In The Air: Scientists Measure THC in The Atmosphere
In order to get a glimpse into what drugs we do, law enforcement scientists do things like measure drug metabolites in wastewater. Scientists recently measured drugs in the air at air quality monitoring facilities all over Italy in an attempt to gain knowledge on consumpt… Read article here: High Times
Scientists Working to Prevent Monsanto from Monopolizing on Cannabis Strains, But Can They Stop It?
Scientists are working to map the complete DNA structure of the cannabis plant in order to prevent major agricultural seed companies, like Monsanto, from securing exclusive patents on specific strains. Read article here: High Times
Scientists Figured Out How to Block Pot’s Effect on Memory
Recent work published by researchers in Barcelona has just uncovered more details about the neurochemical pathway that leads to marijuana’s psychoactive effects, specifically its effects on memory. Not only did they make a breakthrough in the neurochemistry of canna… Read article here: High Times
Scientists Debunk Theory That Pot Is a Gateway Drug
A 2012 study claiming marijuana is a gateway drug has been debunked. In fact, fresh analysis shows that poverty, mental illness and peer group pressure are all much stronger predicators of drug use. Read article here: High Times
Scientists Find Out Why Marijuana Gives You The Munchies
Why does smoking marijuana give people the munchies? Researchers at Yale University got dozens of lab mice stoned in order to find out. Previous scientific studies (and anecdotal evidence) show that when people and animals are exposed to the active ingredients in marijuana they are driven to eat long after they should feel full. “Everyone […]
Buzzkill: Scientists Create the O’Doul’s of Pot
While some high-minded scientists have been working diligently to bring to life more wickedly potent strains for the adventurous marijuana enthusiast to chief out to in his living room, others have been doing the exact opposite, by trying to find ways to prevent marijuana… High Times