Pot use among teens has decreased since 2002, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. In addition, teens today disapprove of pot use more than teens a did a decade ago, the study reports. Recent changes to marijuana laws in certain states have raised questions about how […]
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Study: Medical Marijuana Access Reduces Painkiller Abuse
According to a study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the enactment of statewide medicinal marijuana laws is associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Investigators conducted a… Read article here: High Times
Marijuana Study Counters ‘Gateway’ Theory
Marijuana may not be the “gateway drug” some believe it to be, a new study contends. Instead, teens smoke pot for very specific reasons, and it is those reasons that appear to prompt their decision to try other drugs, researchers report. For example, kids who use marijuana because they are bored are more likely to […]
Study Finds More Young People Think Marijuana Should Be Legal Than Tobacco
A new study has found that people think tobacco is more harmful than marijuana, and most think the latter should be legalised. The survey of 1000 people found that ‘over half of young people think cannabis should be legal, whilst 50.9% think that tobacco should be illegal.’ This comes as more research into the medical […]
New Study: Honeybees Will Replace Drug-Sniffing Dogs
While the marijuana laws across the United States continue to change at an impressive rate,it has become increasingly more difficult for the soldiers of the drug war to use dope-sniffing dogs to effectively take down cartel mules trying to squeeze illegal narcotics … Read article here: High Times
Federal Study: Alcohol Impacts Driving More Than Marijuana
A new study—partly funded by the federal government—has found that alcohol affects a person's ability drive way more than marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Study: How Accurate Are Edible Potency Labels?
As one of the most controversial products of the medical cannabis industry, marijuana edibles have received some of the harshest criticism in the mainstream media. A recent research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has caused anot… Read article here: High Times
Study: Breaking Up Nugs Can Make You Fail a Drug Test
A recently published study from the University of Freiburg in Germany has found that rolling a joint is enough to fail a drug test. Even indirect contact with cannabis can give you a false positive, with big implications for legal cases that revolve around a drug test as … Read article here: High Times
Israel: New Study Shows Marijuana May Help Fight Cancer
Israel-based One World Cannabis Ltd. has developed a cannabinoid-based drug therapy that was shown to be effective in fighting multiple myeloma cells. In clinical trials, a combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was able to decrease the survival of cancerous cells, a big step for the medical marijuana community. Promising Results Multiple myeloma is […]
New Study About Pot and Alcohol Has Serious Implications
A study performed at the University of Iowa has found “significantly higher THC” levels in people’s blood after drinking alcohol than if they hadn’t. Medical professionals and partiers alike had all suspected something along those lines, especially… Read article here: High Times