Cannabis

The study that revealed what a single inhalation of cannabis does to the lungs

In an era in which marijuana smoking is becoming more common and accepted, recent medical studies paint a worrying picture of significant health damage.

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Cannabis

Smoking cannabis at an older age? A study shows it may actually help the brain

Insomnia is one of the most common complaints in modern medicine

The quiet danger of cannabis: You fall asleep easily – and pay the price in sleep

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Serbian police seize five tons of marijuana, assault rifles, rocket launcher


Some Danish dog owners give their canines cannabis to ease pain, does the science support them?

Although the study's results are self-reported, they showed the clear need for more evidence-based studies of cannabinoid use in pets.

 Dog (illustrative).

New study suggests 17th century Italians were cannabis users

Conducting their study on the crypt of 17th century Milanese hospital Ospedale Maggiore, researchers analyzed femoral bone samples from the remains of the hospital patients.

This is the first physical evidence of the use of cannabis in the modern era not solely in Italy but also in Europe, the team noted. 

Alarming increase in cases of cannabis poisoning in children, Rambam Medical Center report

34 cases of cannabis poisoning in children aged 18 and under were reported last year to the Health Ministry’s National Center for Poisoning Information. This is a 62% increase compared to 2022.

 A production assistant inspects Cannabis plants in a state-owned agricultural farm in Rovigo, about 60 km (40 miles) from Venice, September 22, 2014.

114 kilograms of cannabis seized in Ramat Gan apartment

Police arrested a 32-year-old suspect.

 The cannabis that was found

Over 60 Jamaican school kids hospitalized after eating cannabis rainbow candy

Jamaica decriminalized possession of up to 2 ounces (57 grams) of marijuana for religious, medicinal, and scientific purposes in 2015.

 Edibles are displayed at Shango Cannabis shop on first day of legal recreational marijuana sales beginning at midnight in Portland, Oregon October 1, 2015.

Sheep's high adventure: Flock devours 100 kg of cannabis in Greece

A shepherd initially puzzled by his flock's strange behavior later realized that hunger drove them to a medical cannabis greenhouse, where they devoured the plants.


Is smoking cannabis actually healthier than smoking tobacco? – study

Cannabis plants can absorb heavy metals from their environments and transfer them to the person smoking them.

 An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel on March 21, 2017.

Israel police seizes 137,000 cannabis plants in largest op ever

Police raided 160 greenhouses containing 126,350 cannabis plants in the Negev firing range and additional nine greenhouses containing 11,200 plants were raided in the western Negev.

 An employee checks cannabis plants at a medical marijuana plantation in northern Israel on March 21, 2017.

Can police officers tell when you've smoked marijuana before driving? - study

In addition to their field sobriety tests, the participants took part in a driving simulation.

 A driver has been pulled over by a cop.

'Stoneos' cannabis cookies look too much like Oreos, says US FTC

The letters were sent by the FTC and FDA over concern that children may want to try them, including products that could easily be mistaken for Doritos chips and Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks.