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How Marijuana Relieves Stress and Anxiety: The Neuroscience
Leaf Science breaks down the neuroscience behind marijuana's ability to relieve stress and anxiety.
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Marijuana NewsLink
Scientist Who Discovered THC Receives Honorary Degree
Raphael Mechoulam, the scientist who first isolated and synthesized THC, received an honorary degree.
Jamaican Scientist Launches Medical Marijuana Firm
A Jamaican scientist is launching a medical marijuana firm to conduct research on the plant.
Grassley Says Marijuana Prohibition Is Based on Science
Grassley's claim that marijuana prohibition is based on science is upsetting, but the fact that his opinion will be used by other uneducated folks is sad.
High Scientist: Precision Medicine, Breakthroughs in Cancer Treatment
Being diagnosed with cancer is likely one of the most frightening things that can happen in life. Precision medicine is a recent breakthrough in treating...
High Scientist: Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire. No, I am not writing about a carnival ride or the song by Johnny Cash. When I heard the name recently on television, that's what I assumed...
High Scientist: Lenticular Galaxy in Virgo
I was cruising phys.org, one of my favorite science news sites and saw this story about the sighting of a lenticular galaxy in the constellation of Virgo...
High Scientist: The Mind-Blowing Size of The Universe
It is incredible to sit, smoke and think about other planets, other stars, other galaxies and really ponder the mind-blowing size of the universe.
High Scientist: 3D Printing...the Future is Here!
3D printing is simply an amazing process. One machine capable of making virtually any non-digital product: I-phone stands, jewelry, dental braces, tools...
What It's Like To Be High While Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan was an avid marijuana advocate and, in my personal opinion, one of the smartest people to ever live.
High Scientist: The Lives of Neanderthals
Just the very word Neanderthal draws to mind the stereotype of the brute, cave-man eking out a miserable existence with his rock-hammer...
Bees Can Get Addicted to Caffeine-laced Nectar
Science is now telling us that bees will repeatedly go back to a plant to collect nectar, if the nectar is laced with caffeine. So bees are kind of like us!
High Scientist: Storing Data in DNA
scientists have discovered a way to store audio and text on DNA and retrieve them with surprising accuracy.
Law & PoliticsLink
Caltech Prof: If All Science Were Run Like Marijuana Research, Creationists Would Control Paleontology
In the face of obstacles to marijuana research from both the Drug Enforcement Administration and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a theoretical physicist at Caltech and one-time MacArthur Fellow is calling out the federal government on its obstruction of science.
The High Scientist: End of the Mesozoic
The video, "The Day the Mesozoic Died," discusses how scientists figured out how the dinosaurs met their end...
Granny Storm Crow's List Archives
I recently stumbled upon Granny Storm Crow’s list (July 2012) the other day and I have to say, you will not find a more comprehensive single list of cannabis research on the…
Cannabis FactsLink
Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That the Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You to Know
Five Scientific Conclusions About Cannabis That The Mainstream Media Doesn’t Want You To Know
The Endogenous Cannabinoid System, a Biological Perspective
For those folks who must know how it works, here is a biology geek deep-dive into the endogenous cannabinoid system from Cannabis Science video magazine. According to the video, "The endocannabinoid system helps to regulate the central control of energy balance and peripherial metabolic processes" (say that three times fast). Science has shown that the endocannabinoids system influences energy intake, nutrient transport, metabolism and storage.