In any large family there will be the earnest brother or sister and the fun-loving, irresponsible sibling.
So it is with Cannabis sativa, in which one variety, known as hemp, has a huge range of potential applications, while the other, with a high concentration of the psychoactive component...
Cannabis is a complex plant that contains more than 480 naturally occurring ingredients, including 66 exclusive components known as "cannabinoids". You're probably familiar with at least one - tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, known for its psychoactive effects - but that's far from the only thing...
Six months ago I knew almost nothing about medical cannabis. I'd smoked the odd joint in my misspent, nightclub frequenting youth, but even that was a dim and distant memory. However, it would seem that cannabis and I were destined to become better acquainted.
My eyes were opened with a jolt...
Six months ago I knew almost nothing about medical cannabis. I'd smoked the odd joint in my misspent, nightclub frequenting youth, but even that was a dim and distant memory. However, it would seem that cannabis and I were destined to become better acquainted.
My eyes were opened with a jolt...
The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...
The widespread use of cannabis as a medicine can be traced back millennia, where early Chinese doctors, such as surgeon Hua Tuo (c. 140-208), used the plant as an anesthetic by reducing the plant powder and mixing it with wine for administration before surgery. In fact, the Chinese term for...
There's a new kid on the block; her name is Crystalline, and she's from the Hash Family.
Crystalline hash is the latest craze in the hash community, and everyone wants a taste. The demand is so high that THC-A Crystalline is going for $200 a gram in southern California dispensaries.
Testing in...
An organic gardening company in Switzerland has managed to make high-CBD cannabis flower available to consumers by capping the THC content and registering the product with regulators as a tobacco substitute.
The Fedora strain, cultivated by northern Swiss grower Bio Can, is advertised at 7.2...
Many motorists punished for driving under the influence of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) — the active ingredient in cannabis — complain that the effect of the drug had long worn off. THC can be detected in the bloodstream for three months after the intake of cannabis.
And now a new bill prepared...
Alice B. Toklas made headlines and created much controversy with her "Hashish Fudge" recipe more than 50 years ago. "This is the food of paradise," she wrote. "Euphoria and brilliant storms of laughter; ecstatic reveries and extensions of one's personality on several simultaneous planes are to...
With just a few short weeks until the November 8 election, opponents and supporters of Proposition 64 continue to make the case for and against recreational marijuana.
Polls suggest a majority of Californians, support legalizing marijuana for recreational use - 58 percent, to be exact...
With just a few short weeks until the November 8 election, opponents and supporters of Proposition 64 continue to make the case for and against recreational marijuana.
Polls suggest a majority of Californians, support legalizing marijuana for recreational use - 58 percent, to be exact...
CBD, or cannabidiol, is quickly changing the debate around the potentials of medical marijuana.
When most people think of marijuana, they think of the chemical THC because it is the chemical that gets users high. But recently, more and more people have been looking into another compound found...
CBD, or cannabidiol, is quickly changing the debate around the potentials of medical marijuana.
When most people think of marijuana, they think of the chemical THC because it is the chemical that gets users high. But recently, more and more people have been looking into another compound found...
Edible weed makers want to take a bite out of the $5.4 billion legal marijuana industry in what seems like the most counterintuitive way possible: give people less pot.
Small-dose, or "microdosed," edibles make up one of the fastest rising sectors of the industry, according to a group of...
Mark Twain once said, "A lie can travel half way around the world before truth even gets its boots on." When it comes to reporting on cannabis science, in many ways we're still traveling barefoot.
The recent revelations about the Sugar Research Foundation bribing Harvard researchers to mislead...
I'm wondering if anyone has any recipes they would like to share regarding THC infused syrup/drink? I have tons of experience making edibles (brownies) and I simply, after decarbing, infuse my coconut oil w/ my extracts.. Is there a method that you can use to simply use that as the base? The...
Sometimes researchers come across a discovery purely by accident. They develop a hypothesis, perform a number of experiments and expect to see a series of results. However, at times, surprises happen within the petri plate or culture dish. This in turns opens up an entirely new avenue of...