Marijuana use on campus hits 35-year high

Use of marijuana among college students climbed sharply from 2017 and 2018, researchers say, as did their vaping of marijuana and of nicotine.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 5, 2019 ~9 min

Cannabis may change autism-linked gene in sperm

Additional research could determine if changes to the gene resulting from cannabis use contributes to autism in children.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Aug. 27, 2019 ~4 min


Shift to legal pot shows up in wastewater

Wastewater shows that, after legalization in Washington state, marijuana use went up and shifted toward legal purchases.

U. Washington • futurity
June 24, 2019 ~4 min

Marijuana increases odds of couples feeling intimate

Marijuana can bring certain couples closer together, researchers say.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
May 23, 2019 ~4 min

People who use marijuana tend to weigh a bit less

The finding runs contrary to the belief that marijuana users who get "the munchies" will ultimately gain more weight.

Sarina Gleason-Michigan State • futurity
April 23, 2019 ~3 min

Does cannabis during pregnancy raise child’s psychosis risk?

Women should think twice before using cannabis while pregnant. Here's why.

Gerry Everding-WUSTL • futurity
March 31, 2019 ~7 min

Yeast can make marijuana’s valuable ingredients

Synthetic biology can turn yeast into green little factories for cannabinoids—THC, CBD, and some not even found in cannabis.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
March 1, 2019 ~8 min

To talk with kids, parents need better info on legal pot

With the legalization of marijuana in many places in the US, parents are facing a new challenge of how to talk to their kids about it.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
Feb. 26, 2019 ~6 min


Cannabis may increase depression risk among teens

Adolescent cannabis use could harmfully alter mental health, report researchers.

Julie Robert-McGill • futurity
Feb. 13, 2019 ~3 min

Cannabis compounds slow colon cancer in the lab

Synthetic cannabis compounds show promise for slowing colon cancer cell growth, researchers report.

Katie Bohn-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 6, 2019 ~5 min

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