THC Gives Cancer Cells the Munchies Too
Category: biology
The active ingredient in marijuana causes cancer cells to begin to degrade themselves from the inside, leading to programmed cell death.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 6:12 AM • 27 Comments •
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Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy (Revisited)
Category: drugs
Based on a report in The Lancet, drug classification schemes need to change. Now.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 8:38 AM • 9 Comments •
Study Finds Alcohol and Tobacco More Harmful than Marijuana, LSD, or Ecstasy--Drug Reclassification Should Follow
Category: drugs
A recent UK government study indicates that the class of a drug has little to do with its actual danger. Another report blasts the government for allowing politics to usurp science in formulating drug policy. Is the UK's drug policy fundamentally flawed, or does it just need a bit of scientific tweaking?
Posted by Nick Anthis at 11:08 AM • 16 Comments •
Fantastical Fridays: Are You Cool, Man?
Category: Fantastical Fridays
If you know what I'm talking about, and if you are in fact "cool", then you might also be interested in these recent research findings about the surprising lack of negative health affects associated with marijuana.
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:45 AM • 2 Comments •
Supreme Court Leaves Medical Marijuana Out in the Cold
Category: marijuana
Which of the following does not belong: (a) abortion, (b) medical marijuana, or (c) physician-assisted suicide? According the Supreme Court, the answer is (b) medical marijuana
Posted by Nick Anthis at 7:45 AM • 7 Comments •
