Clik here to view.
A Synthetic Solution for a Legal 4:20
Bag of Weed Image courtesy of jaypeg21 via Flickr.com Legal-ish alternatives to marijuana exist, you just need to know where to look…er, smell. Apparently that's what someone learned when they put the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reefer Gladness
420 Jezz (GNU Free Documentation License) It's April 20th, National Weed Day -- the unofficial national holiday of stoners everywhere. From the party to end all parties at the University of Boulder to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Drug Kills Pain by Boosting Body's Naturally Occurring Marijuana-Like...
Medical Marijuana If only all medicines had such fun names. Wikimedia Commons In a boon for pain research, American and Italian scientists say they have found a new drug that allows a marijuana-like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Medical Marijuana Laws Shown to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
A U.S. Government Medical Crop at the University of Mississippi Any attempt to segue into this post with a clever lead is likely to fall flat, so in the interest of skipping the cliches: a new study...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Doctors Can't Give You LSD (But Maybe They Should)
Tripping On Science Dreamstime Drug Week Popular Science When David Nichols earned a Ph.D in medicinal chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1973 by studying psychedelics, he thought he would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In 1884, A Popular Science Writer Got Way Too Stoned
Actress Dorthy Short as Mary Lane in the film "Reefer Madness," 1936 Louis J. Gasnier Drug Week Popular Science "An Overdose of Hasheesh," by Mary C. Hungerford, originally appeared in the February...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why It's So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana
Marijuana Madness Dreamstime Drug Week Popular Science Eighteen states (plus the District of Columbia) allow cannabis use for certain medical conditions. Despite that, scientists have a harder time...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smoking Pot And Popping THC Pills Combat Pain, Study Finds
Marinol Pills Ten-milligram pills of Marinol, the name-brand pill whose active ingredient is the same as the active chemical in marijuana. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Both smoked marijuana...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sanjay Gupta: Only 6 Percent Of Marijuana Research Considers Medical Benefits
Sanjay Gupta Cubie King via Wikimedia CommonsSanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon and CNN's chief medical correspondent, is officially down with weed. In an article for CNN, the well-known medical personality...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Marijuana Needs Chemical Quality Control Testing
Medical marijuana Dreamstime Medical marijuana isn't always as advertised—at least not in the Seattle area, as one lab found out.The lab, Analytical 360, recently worked with medical-marijuana patient...
View ArticleA Synthetic Solution for a Legal 4:20
Legal-ish alternatives to marijuana exist, you just need to know where to lookâ¦er, smell. Apparently thatâs what someone learned when they put the herbal incense brand…
View ArticleReefer Gladness
It's April 20th, National Weed Day -- the unofficial national holiday of stoners everywhere. From the party to end all parties at the University of Boulder to the crowning of …
View ArticleNew Drug Kills Pain by Boosting Body's Naturally Occurring Marijuana-Like...
In a boon for pain research, American and Italian scientists say they have found a new drug that allows a marijuana-like substance to control pain at a specific site in the…
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Laws Shown to Reduce Traffic Fatalities
Any attempt to segue into this post with a clever lead is likely to fall flat, so in the interest of skipping the cliches: a new study out of University of Colorado Denver…
View ArticleWhy Doctors Can't Give You LSD (But Maybe They Should)
When David Nichols earned a Ph.D in medicinal chemistry from the University of Iowa in 1973 by studying psychedelics, he thought he would continue studying hallucinogens…
View ArticleIn 1884, A Popular Science Writer Got Way Too Stoned
"An Overdose of Hasheesh," by Mary C. Hungerford, originally appeared in the February 1884 issue of Popular Science magazine. Being one of the grand army of sufferers from headache, I took, last...
View ArticleWhy It's So Hard For Scientists To Study Medical Marijuana
Eighteen states (plus the District of Columbia) allow cannabis use for certain medical conditions. Despite that, scientists have a harder time doing research on the potential medical benefits of...
View ArticleSmoking Pot And Popping THC Pills Combat Pain, Study Finds
Both smoked marijuana and pills made using marijuana's top active ingredient relieve pain, a new, small study found. Which to choose? Well, smoked pot worked faster, but…
View ArticleSanjay Gupta: Only 6 Percent Of Marijuana Research Considers Medical Benefits
Sanjay Gupta, neurosurgeon and CNN's chief medical correspondent, is officially down with weed. In an article for CNN, the well-known medical personality apologized for…
View ArticleWhy Marijuana Needs Chemical Quality Control Testing
Medical marijuana isn't always as advertisedâat least not in the Seattle area, as one lab found out. The lab, Analytical 360, recently worked with medical-marijuana patient Jessica Tonani to test...
View Article
