cannabis

Doctors claim that CBD could speed up COVID-19 recovery

February 9th, 2021

Chris Smith

Doctors from Austria have treated COVID-19 patients in the ICU with cannabidiol, also known as CBD, finding that the marijuana-derived compound can hasten recovery. Patients who received CBD cleared the virus faster than those who were on other medications. Doctors suspect the drug modulates inflammation, boosts the immune system, and helps restore oxygen levels. Despite …

Science

SpaceX will send cannabis to the ISS in 2020

December 12th, 2019

Mike Wehner

The high-flying scientists who devote months and sometimes years of their lives to conducting science in space will be getting a very special package in early 2020. The next SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station will be carrying something with a sketchy legal history: cannabis. Now, before you go imagining astronauts dabbling in …

Lifestyle

Historic House vote clears the way for federal cannabis legalization

November 21st, 2019

Mike Wehner

With more states now allowing for recreational marijuana use than ever before, the federal government is slowly warming up to the idea of full-scale legalization. A House Judiciary Committee voted on a landmark legalization bill on Wednesday, voting 24 to 10 to approve the bill and push it to the Senate. The bill would undo …

Lifestyle

Canada’s legal weed laws are now in effect, so it’s a good time to be Canadian

October 17th, 2018

Mike Wehner

It’s been years in the making, but Canada has finally officially legalized marijuana sales and use for recreational purposes, becoming just the second country on the planet to do so. The new laws, which went into effect overnight, allow adults over the age of 18 to carry up to 30 grams of marijuana for their …