Category Archives: Health and Wellness News

How mainstream media botched the vape lung story

In 1989, a mysterious figure known as Dr. Lunglife sent High Times a set of [...]

Can I Use Marijuana to Treat My Cold or Flu?

When it comes to cannabis for cold season, edibles are the best way to ease [...]

Journey of a tainted vape cartridge: from China’s labs to your lungs

By David Downs, Dave Howard, and Bruce Barcott Jon Doneson started feeling ill on a [...]

Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide

NBC News commissioned laboratory tests of knock-off marijuana vapes that found a pesticide linked to [...]

Impostor weed vapes flood California as health crisis expands

A short walk from police headquarters in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, a cluster [...]

Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says

By Abby Haglage Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of all cancers in America. But with [...]

No, smoking weed won’t actually kill your brain cells

You’ve probably heard someone say something like, “every puff off marijuana cigarette kills brain cells” [...]

CBD for Seniors: Here’s What You Need to Know

By Kim Torres While “18 till I die” is a wonderful mantra to recite whenever [...]

Does the Straight-Line Dose-Response Work for Cannabis?

Too many assumptions around cannabis in particular rely implicitly on the classic straight line dosing [...]

Recreational Marijuana Store Customers Consume To Help Pain And Sleep, Study Finds

By Kimberly Lawson People who shop at recreational marijuana dispensaries aren’t just using cannabis to [...]

Look Out, CBD Could Soon Be Used as an Antibiotic

Cannabidiol has been shown to snuff out bacteria in the lab.

The Endocannabinoid System: What Nobody is Actively Discussing

What is the role of the endocannabinoid system? Is it a valid science? And why [...]

University of Washington Studying Effect of CBD for Fragile X Syndrome

Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating the efficacy of CBD for Fragile X [...]

Can Cannabis Oil Help Positively Impact The Symptoms Of Autism Disorders?

By Maisie Headey Autism is described as a brain developmental disorder triggered by environmental factors [...]

Dogs Treated With Cannabis Oil Experience Less Frequent Seizures, Study Finds

By Kyle Jaeger Dogs with epilepsy experience considerably fewer seizures when treated with CBD oil, [...]