Science related (Medical) Maine Gets the Green Light to Start Testing Adult-use Marijuana by Sophia Vida January 29, 2021 Maine's Nova Analytic Labs has received the go ahead this month to begin testing adult-use cannabis. The company's workers have said that testing marijuana is not just about making sure the product is safe, but measuring its po...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Marijuana Could Help Prevent COVID-Related Respiratory Distress by Sophia Vida January 19, 2021 According to researchers at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada, certain cannabis strains might help to prevent acute respiratory distress in patients who have COVID-19. A new study shows that certain strains of mar...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Use May Reduce A Woman’s Chance of Getting Pregnant by Sophia Vida January 15, 2021 According to a new study, marijuana use in women who are trying to conceive could reduce their chance of getting pregnant by 40%. The new study, conducted by researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), was pu...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Weed Smoking May Expose You to Harmful Toxic Chemicals by Sophia Vida January 12, 2021 According to a new study published this week in the journal EClinicalMedicine, smoking marijuana may expose you to the same type of toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke. The study had found that those who only smoked marijuan...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Marijuana Users ‘Fail to Grasp Health Risks of Smoking’ by Sophia Vida December 23, 2020 According to a new study, consumers of marijuana are not aware of the health risks of smoking. The study, which was recently published in the journal Addiction, has revealed that hundreds of thousands of people who smoke mariju...
Science related (Medical) Department of Justice Announces $350K Grant to Develop and Distinguinse Hemp and Cannabis by Sophia Vida December 17, 2020 Figuring out the difference between hemp and marijuana isn't easy and in an effort to make it easier on law enforcement, feds are issuing a $350k grant to an agency to help develop a method that can differentiate the two. It wa...
Science related (Medical) Smoking Marijuana May Have Long-term Impact on the Voice Says Study by Sophia Vida December 15, 2020 According to a new study that was published in the Journal of Voice, some preliminary evidence shows that smoking cannabis can negatively impact a person's voice. The study, “The Effect of Marijuana on the Voice: A Pilot Stud...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Resin is Now 25% More Potent Says Study by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 According to a new global study published in the journal Addiction, cannabis resin is now 25% more potent. The major international study has found that the strength of cannabis resin has increased almost 25% over the past half ...
Science related (Medical) Studies Find that Marijuana Can Improve Some Risk Factors for Kidney Failure by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 While cannabis may be risky for heart patients, evidence has also found that those who use it are less likely to experience sudden kidney failure. That's at least according to two new studies presented recently at the American ...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Marijuana Could Treat Gynecological Conditions by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 Gynecological conditions can be very painful. Just ask most women. There has been growing awareness on how cannabis may be the answer to treating several gynecological conditions including pain. According to a study in the Jour...