Potheads: Are They Criminals? Teenagers who use marijuana will grow up and become criminals… isn’t it right? This is certainly a “taken-for-granted truth” often mentioned by those who believe legalization causes an increase in the number of underage cannabis smokers. In 2009, Willy Pedersen and …
Appetite, Anxiety and Cannabinoids: A New Research from Canada Dr. Hsiao-Huei Chen is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Ottawa and a senior scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. “Anxiety and obesity are growing problems in society,” she recently claimed. “Not only have we …
Marijuana Like Climate Warming: When Facts Get Labeled As “Opinions” I was watching Fox News yesterday, and someone said “global warming, why are we still talking about it? Scientists don’t even agree on it.” I was sitting on my sofa, and I started thinking about a similar statement I heard a week ago. …
Marijuana Doesn’t Alter the Brain Great news from the world of science: “Daily Marijuana Use Is Not Associated with Brain Morphometric Measures in Adolescents or Adults”. This is the tile of a research carried out by Barbara J. Weiland, Rachel E. Thayer, Brendan E. Depue, AmithrupaSabbineni, Angela D. Bryan, …
No: Marijuana Doesn’t Make You Use Cocaine or Heroin “Marijuana is a gateway drug”, how many times have you heard this? I can’t remember, but I am pretty sure it’s somewhere close to a thousand times. And the worst part of it is not the fact that everyone on television says it, but that even progressive …
Marijuana And Depression? Two Separate Issues One of the claims you often hear when you find yourself in a room full of anti-cannabis bigots is “cannabis causes depression.” According to the most part of the conservative politicians, and many other ignorant citizens of this world, if you smoke a joint you will …
Are You Afraid of Bladder Cancer? Smoke Some pot A new study was recently published on the academic journal Urology. The objective of the study was “To investigate the association of cannabis use and tobacco smoking on the incidence of bladder cancer within the California Men’s Health Study cohort.” The …
What If suddenly all Types of People like Cannabis? If you live in a state where cannabis is legal, you can go online and buy your own seeds and then grow your plant to produce whatever cannabis-based product you want to produce. Online marketing, of course, is a part of the Cultural Revolution called …
Listening and Learning From Jacob Sullum Nowadays, everyone seems to be talking about cannabis: pot is good, pot is bad; cannabis can be harmful, or it can save the world; marijuana should be banned because it’s a dangerous drug, even if it can save your life; it is all a matter of morality and ethics, and …
Marijuana and Technology: The Other Side of Legalization When you think about cannabis legalization, you usually imagine smoking pot in the streets of your town, or at least at home; growing your own marijuana plants and enjoy some organic weeds; maybe you think about different kinds of pipes and bongs, and you …
