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Research & Development Medical research

Opioids and the Cannabis Question

| Jessica Allerton

Could cannabis use reduce opioid-related deaths? Two recent studies reach different conclusions.

Research & Development Medical research

Introducing Cannabis Authentomics

| Jessica Allerton

Could metabolomics and big data help with product authentication, quality, and safety?

Research & Development Medical research

Cannabis Breathalyzer Blow

| Jessica Allerton

LC-MS/MS-based cannabis breathalyzer fails to reach statistical significance – but further studies planned

Research & Development Psychedelics

A Mind-Boggling Discovery

| Jessica Allerton

Human hair in the Balearic Islands of Menorca provides direct evidence of psychedelic use during the Bronze Age

Research & Development Addiction

Down with the (CHS) Sickness

| Jessica Allerton

Researchers call for additional cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome treatments as patients question their diagnoses

Research & Development Addiction

Potency Problems

| Jessica Allerton | 2 min read

The link between cannabis-use disorder and schizophrenia is clearer in men than women – and appears to be dependent on cannabis THC concentrations

Research & Development Adverse effects

Cannabis Science Headlines: May Roundup

| Jessica Allerton | 2 min read

Our pick of the top news stories over the past month – from new cannabis sources to business relations.

Research & Development Horticulture

Top Cannabis Science Headlines: April Roundup

Our top picks from the month’s research, business and policy news across the cannabis industry

Research & Development Addiction

Pot Luck?

| Margot Lespade

Uncovering the genetics of addiction with genome-wide association meta analysis

Research & Development Medical research

Top Cannabis Science Headlines: March Roundup

| Margot Lespade | 3 min read

Our top picks from the month’s research, business and policy news across the cannabis industry


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