12/13/2019
Mold is a ubiquitous part of life on Earth. It’s everywhere, indoors and outdoors. The exact number of mold species is unknown, but estimates range from tens of thousands to three hundred thousand or more. Click here for full infographic Some molds are harmless, but many peop ... Read More
12/12/2019
Major League Baseball (MLB) has agreed to stop testing minor league players for marijuana, removing the drug from its prohibited substance list. Players in the major league, who are members of a union, are already spared marijuana testing. Previously, minor league players faced a 25-g ... Read More
12/11/2019
Medical marijuana patients often rely on dispensary staff for advice on choosing cannabis strains and products. But training for these workers can be spotty, and education requirements vary from state to state. Many budtenders have no medical or science degrees or training, according to a ... Read More
12/10/2019
About a dozen guys and just a couple of women, most young millennials, are lounging on couches or huddled around long, low coffee tables, the perfect height for rolling a joint. Electronic dance music pulses softly. There are bongs, rolling papers, grinders, and other paraphernalia, a cof ... Read More
12/09/2019
The CDC released a list of 152 vaping products that were most often implicated in cases of lung injury after vaping. Topping the list is Dank Vapes, a brand used by 56% of the patients who were hospitalized with vape-related lung damage. Dank is an empty cartridge that the seller can ... Read More
12/06/2019
A former Amazon worker in New Jersey is suing after the company fired him for using medical marijuana. Adding insult to injury, he was banned from working at Whole Foods, which is now owned by Amazon, and has had difficulty finding a new job. Workers in online forums say Amazon require ... Read More
12/03/2019
Recreational marijuana dispensaries are cropping up in two Midwestern states. In Michigan, three Ann Arbor cannabis shops opened their doors December 1, with more to follow. Just over a year ago, voters approved a ballot measure legalizing marijuana, making Michigan the 10th US state to a ... Read More
12/02/2019
Our brains contain billions of neurons that communicate by creating and receiving electrical impulses. During a seizure, this network goes haywire, causing abnormal movements and changes in behavior and awareness. People who have seizures must undergo medical examinations and tests to ... Read More
11/29/2019
Smoking or vaping cannabis reduced headache and migraine severity by 47%, according to a study in the Journal of Pain. Men were more likely to report pain relief than women. Researchers from Washington State University used data from the app Strainprint, which tracks how diff ... Read More
11/27/2019
People who used marijuana every day were half as likely to use illicit opioids compared to those who didn’t use cannabis, according to a new study in PLOS Medicine. However, people who used marijuana only occasionally saw no reduction in opioid use. Many people suffe ... Read More
