Cannabis plus alcohol is one of the most frequently detected drug combinations in car accidents, yet the interaction of these two compounds is still poorly understood. A study appearing online in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows for the first time that the simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis produces significantly higher blood concentrations […]
Texas Just Approved A Limited Medical Marijuana Bill
Medical marijuana could be legal in Texas, sort of. The Texas House of Representatives voted 96 to 34 to approve the second reading of a Senate bill that would allow limited use of Cannabidiol oils, a marijuana derivative, Progress Texas said in a press release. Read more »
A Victory for Medical Marijuana
It’s the middle of 2015, and the United States is still fighting its old, failed, discredited war on drugs. But sometimes the battlefield fog lifts a little. For example: A United States Senate committee has just voted to allow Veterans Affairs doctors to help their patients who want to use medical marijuana. Read more»
Smoked Marijuana as a Teen? You Could Have Been Taller
Ever wished you were a bit taller? How about four inches taller? If you smoked marijuana as a prepubescent boy, that wish may not have come true. Researchers at a university in Pakistan studied levels of hormones linked to growth and puberty in the blood of 217 boys addicted to marijuana and 220 who didn’t […]