How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moods

In their quest to feel high and relax, college students who use marijuana may be setting themselves back, research consistently shows.

Christine M. Lee, Ph.D., Research Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington • conversation
Oct. 13, 2021 • ~8 min

CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal?

Hemp, CBD and marijuana are all forms of cannabis – but they are different in significant ways, from form and legality to their potential uses as treatment for various health conditions.

Trey Malone, Assistant Professor and Extension Economist, Michigan State University • conversation
April 1, 2021 • ~7 min

Growing cannabis indoors produces a lot of greenhouse gases – just how much depends on where it's grown

Growing weed indoors is not an environmentally friendly process. Climate controls create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, and where the pot is produced has a huge influence on emission levels.

Hailey Summers, Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering and Sustainability, Colorado State University • conversation
March 8, 2021 • ~5 min

Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for pain experience withdrawal symptoms

Weed, though far less dangerous than many other drugs, is not entirely without risk. Some 59% of people treating pain with medical cannabis experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms

Lara Coughlin, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 28, 2021 • ~5 min

Cannabis: the problem with defining products around THC content

Out of the 400 plus chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, CBD and THC are only the most well-known, and researched, cannabinoids.

Jessica Steinberg, DPhil Candidate in Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 21, 2020 • ~8 min

CBD sales are soaring, but evidence is still slim that the cannabis derivative makes a difference for anxiety or pain

The jury's still out on whether or not CBD relieves stress and anxiety.

Hilary A. Marusak, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~10 min

CBD sales soaring, but evidence still slim that the cannabis derivative makes a difference for anxiety or pain

The jury's still out on whether or not CBD relieves stress and anxiety.

Hilary A. Marusak, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University • conversation
Nov. 17, 2020 • ~10 min

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