.Cannabis

Jan 7, 2025

How does cannabis affect opiate addiction?

Despite a relative lack of scientific studies of cannabis over the years thanks to pot being illegal for most of modern U.S. history, some subjects have undergone enough scrutiny that conclusions can be drawn. Among the most solid of them is that it’s all but certain that weed is...
Cannabis voters have a clear choice
Oct 29, 2024

Cannabis voters have a clear choice

It might seem incongruous, to say the least, but some people in the cannabis community are at least open to Donald Trump and JD Vance taking back the White House. Others seem to genuinely believe it doesn’t...
Busts gone bad: Weed is legal, but cops still police it
Oct 22, 2024

Busts gone bad: Weed is legal, but cops still police it

One of the weirdest outcomes of cannabis legalization is that the cops, who for decades were intent on busting people for weed on behalf of the state and its laws, now bust people largely on behalf of...
California Weighs Move to Close Loophole on Hemp-Derived THC
Oct 15, 2024

California weighs move to close loophole on hemp-derived THC

In 2018, a loophole in federal law created a market for potentially problematic or even dangerous hemp products that can get you high. Kids can easily buy them, and often do. The market exists in a netherworld...
Trump on legalizing weed—stance or smoke screen?
Oct 8, 2024

Trump on legalizing weed—stance or smoke screen?

On Sept. 8, Donald Trump reiterated his earlier declaration that he plans to vote “yes” on Florida’s upcoming ballot measure to legalize cannabis. He did this on Truth Social, the site that has a higher proportion of...
Weed Weirdos: Republicans get more outlandish on cannabis
Sep 24, 2024

Weed Weirdos: Republicans get more outlandish on cannabis

While it’s true that cannabis is one of very few issues where the major political parties find some common ground, on both sides of the question, it should come as no surprise that, as the Republican Party...
Study: Despite legalization, teen cannabis use declined slightly
Sep 16, 2024

Study: Despite legalization, teen cannabis use declined slightly

Since long before states started legalizing weed about a dozen years ago, the default assumption has been that cannabis use among young people, specifically teenagers, would surely increase. This came mostly from two cohorts: Prohibitionists who tend to...
Inside or Out? Study weighs impacts of cannabis cultivation
Aug 27, 2024

Inside or Out? Study weighs impacts of cannabis cultivation

Researching cannabis has always been a major challenge, mainly due to the decades of prohibition that made financing hard to come by and often placed onerous restrictions on scientists—when it wasn’t exposing them to criminal liability. But...
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