Delta-8, AKA ‘Diet Weed’: Nicer and Kinder — or Unsafe?

Delta-8, AKA ‘Diet Weed’: Nicer and Kinder — or Unsafe?

Chris Habitz, owner, Your CBD Store, Burbank, CA. Sean Connors, vice president, Bison Botanics, Buffalo, NY. Federal Register: “Implementation of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.” Paul Armentano, deputy director, NORML and NORML Foundation. Jessica Kruger, PhD, clinical assistant professor of community health and health behavior, University at Buffalo. Daniel J. Kruger, PhD, investigator, Population … Read more

Cannabis, CBD, and Sleep

Cannabis, CBD, and Sleep

SOURCES: Bhanuprakash (Bhanu) Kolla, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and psychology; consultant, Center for Sleep Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Ryan Vandrey, PhD, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Michelle Sexton, ND, assistant adjunct professor in the department of anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience: … Read more

Does Marijuana Help With Breast Cancer?

Does Marijuana Help With Breast Cancer?

SOURCES: April Curtis, breast cancer patient. Breastcancer.org: “Medical Cannabis.” Donald Abrams, MD, integrative oncologist and professor emeritus at the University of California San Francisco Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. National Conference of State Legislatures: “Deep Dive: Marijuana,” “State Medical Marijuana Laws.” Marisa Weiss, MD, director of Breast Radiation Oncology at Lankenau Medical Center in … Read more

CBD: Safe or Effective for Heart Failure?

CBD: Safe or Effective for Heart Failure?

SOURCES: Larry Allen, MD, MHS, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Scott Lundgren, DO, Nebraska Medicine. FDA: “What You Need to Know (And What We’re Working to Find Out) About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD,” “FDA Approves First Drug Comprised of an Active Ingredient Derived from Marijuana to Treat Rare, Severe Forms … Read more

Study: CBD from Marijuana Doesn’t Impair Driving

Study: CBD from Marijuana Doesn’t Impair Driving

Gallup: “14% of Americans Say They Use CBD Products,” Aug. 7, 2019. Journal of the American Medical Association: “Effect of Cannabidiol and Tetrahydrocannabinol on Driving Performance.” Johannes G. Ramaekers, PhD, professor of psychopharmacology and behavioral toxicology, University of Maastricht, Netherlands. Brain Behavior: “The influence of THC:CBD oromucosal spray on driving ability in patients … Read more

Clear Election Winners: State Marijuana Reforms

Clear Election Winners: State Marijuana Reforms

Nov. 4, 2020 — Ballot measures to legalize recreational marijuana in Arizona and New Jersey, and both recreational and medical use in South Dakota, are on their way to voter approval, CNN projected Wednesday. Results are still pending for Montana’s ballot measure on recreational marijuana and Mississippi’s medical marijuana measure. The initiatives are … Read more