Monthly Archives: August 2024

A new study finds that medical marijuana is associated with reduced prescription drug use and improved well-being and symptom intensity among Appalachian adults who suffer from anxiety, depression, insomnia and chronic pain. The researchers behind the paper are urging more cannabis education for healthcare providers, who they says are the main source of information for […]

A new study on athletes’ attitudes toward psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) finds that more than 6 in 10 would be willing to try treatment with psilocybin or other entheogens to aid recovery after a concussion or to help manage post-concussion symptoms. Among sports staff, more than 7 in 10 said they’d support athletes using PAT. The […]

As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago this week, visitors are being greeted with a reminder that Democrats under the leadership of Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) successfully legalized marijuana in the state—a policy promotion that signals the party’s understanding of cannabis reform as a key way to appeal to voters heading into the […]

Americans view marijuana as less harmful than alcohol, tobacco, and nicotine vapes—and more adults now smoke cannabis than cigarettes—according to a new Gallup poll. While respondents were largely divided over whether cannabis generally has a positive or negative effect on society and consumers, marijuana ranked lowest in terms of perceived harmfulness out of a list […]

Regular marijuana users are less likely to be obese than people who don’t consume cannabis, according to a new study. In fact, the analysis showed a “dose-response relationship between marijuana use and [body mass index], with the lower the BMI classification, the higher marijuana use.” People who’d used cannabis within the past month were “31% […]