Five ways cannabis can contribute to a green future

If grown on an industrial scale, hemp could provide multiple benefits for the environment and the economy.

Julyan Levy, PhD Candidate, Social Sciences, Coventry University • conversation
March 24, 2025 ~8 min

With more Americans able to access legalized marijuana, fewer are picking up prescriptions for anti-anxiety medications – new research

The study offers insight into how marijuana access may alter treatment patterns for patients with anxiety.

Ashley Bradford, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
Jan. 10, 2025 ~6 min


Want to quit vaping this year? Here’s what the evidence shows so far about effective strategies

Text message-based programming and the drug varenicline were the only 2 strategies that were shown to be effective for quitting vaping.

Nicola Lindson, Associate Professor, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 8, 2025 ~9 min

DEA could reclassify marijuana to a less restrictive category – a drug policy expert weighs the pros and cons

Moving marijuana to a less restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act poses benefits and potential risks. But no effective medicine is free from risks.

Chris Meyers, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, George Washington University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~10 min

How cannabis and psilocybin might help some of the 50 million Americans who are experiencing chronic pain

Cannabis and psilocybin – used under supervision – have the potential to work better than current pain treatments, but the research into both has long been hindered by federal legislation.

Kevin F. Boehnke, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan • conversation
May 10, 2024 ~13 min

Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents

THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended consequences in adolescents.

Ty Schepis, Professor of Psychology, Texas State University • conversation
April 22, 2024 ~9 min

Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado

Misleading potency labels can disrupt medical dosages, misguide recreational users and erode trust in the industry.

Anna Schwabe, Associate Lecture Professor of Modern Cannabis Science, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
March 22, 2024 ~6 min

Hundreds of thousands of US infants every year pay the consequences of prenatal exposure to drugs, a growing crisis particularly in rural America

Many people wrongly assume that cannabis use during pregnancy is safe. Research is increasingly documenting a host of serious health harms from prenatal exposure to cannabis and other substances.

Amna Umer, Associate Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology, West Virginia University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~9 min


Cannabis products may harbor fungal toxins harmful to human health, but regulations are uneven or nonexistent

Hemp flowers and certain cannabis products contain fungal toxins, including Aspergillus and Fusarium, that can exceed acceptable regulatory levels.

Kimberly D. Gwinn, Professor of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 ~6 min

Many people think cannabis smoke is harmless − a physician explains how that belief can put people at risk

Clinical trials have demonstrated the health benefits of cannabis for certain conditions, but many aren’t testing smoked or vaped forms. Research on cannabis smoke is raising concerns.

Beth Cohen, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
Aug. 30, 2023 ~6 min

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