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Official VA statistics reports about 10-20% of veterans live with PTSD, depending on the service era in which they participated.

New study reinforces marijuana’s power to treat PTSD

November 11, 2019 at 11:01 a.m.

In recent years veterans have pushed to legitimize medical marijuana as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Plenty of anecdotal evidence exists, with many vets replacing opioids prescribed by Department...

Combining coffee and CBD will reduce the efficacy of medicine, but anecdotal evidence finds the concoction more satisfying.

Should you mix CBD with your morning coffee?

November 6, 2019 at 11:16 a.m.

Last year, a survey from the National Coffee Association found that 64% of American adults consume a daily cup of coffee. Only in 2012 did daily consumption figures reach that...

How Silicon Valley is helping overturn marijuana convictions

October 17, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Following marijuana legalization, states and cites have emphasized correcting the records of those affected by the War on Drugs. An estimated 20 million people were arrested for a marijuana-related offense...

When examining miscarriages related to regular marijuana use, researchers found that miscarriages typically happened within eight weeks of conception.

Study: Men who frequently use marijuana double partner’s chances of miscarriage

October 16, 2019 at 11:43 a.m.

A new study suggests that men intending to conceive a child with their partner should reconsider their marijuana use. Men who are frequent cannabis users are twice as likely to...

CBD can assist those addicted to marijuana

October 15, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Those suffering from a cannabis addiction should use more cannabis, new research indicates. That doesn't mean smoking more weed, though. Instead, a new study found that individuals taking a pill...

Study finds no connection between legalizing marijuana and crime

October 10, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

Now that 11 states have legalized recreational marijuana, researchers have begun analyzing what effects that has on a state's crime rates. According to a new study funded by the National...

Despite marijuana legalization in 11 states and widespread decriminalization, police still focus on arresting Americans for cannabis possession.

FBI data shows marijuana arrests increased for third straight year

October 9, 2019 at 11:42 a.m.

A new crime report produced by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program found there were 663,367 marijuana arrests in the United States last year. That amounts to one cannabis arrest...

New study provides clues behind the vaping illness outbreak

October 9, 2019 at 10:25 a.m.

Ever since news broke of the vaping illness outbreak, scientists have rushed to solve what caused it. More than 800 cases have been reported with at least 12 people dying...

Fiona Apple smokes a ton of marijuana to cure her insomnia

October 9, 2019 at 10:28 a.m.

Everyone is talking about Fiona Apple again like it's the 1990s. The chatter has been largely driven by the appearance of Apple's hit single "Criminal" in the strip-club crime drama...

Sorry, but your CBD hemp products probably contain some THC

October 9, 2019 at 10:37 a.m.

CBD is anywhere and everywhere these days, asserting itself as the biggest wellness trend in the country. According to a Gallup poll released last month, 14% of Americans say they...

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