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How Many Joints A Day Are Safe? Researchers Identify Methods For Weed Consumption Within Healthy Limits
Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 6:03pm | 704How much is too much? What constitutes a healthy habit? What are the long-term effects? When should one start using cannabis? How does potency factor in? A team of researchers led by Dr. Benedikt Fischer from Simon Fraser University in Canada delved into these questions, producing Lower-...
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Columbia University Study Reveals Heavy Metal Risks In Cannabis, Urges Standardized Testing
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - 3:51pm | 667A 2023 study conducted by researchers at New York’s Columbia University, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by the US Centers for Disease Control, sheds light on the potential health risks linked to heavy metal buildup in cannabis users. Notably, the...
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NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow Calls For 'Urgent' Research Into Risks Of Regular Cannabis Use, Citing Effects On Brain Development
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 9:05am | 838This week, an annual drug use survey Monitoring the Future (MTF), conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor revealed that cannabis and hallucinogen use by young adults (19-30) in the past year reached a historic...