While cannabis has been used for thousands of years, scientists are still identifying many of the chemical components of the plant. According to a 2021 study published in Advances in Experimental ...

How much do you really know about what's in the cannabis you use? Most people know the basics: THC is the compound that gets you high, CBD is known to relax you, and cannabis has potential therapeutic ...

The hemp market has a new it-product: delta-8 THC. Sometimes packaged like candy, the substance is easily accessible at herb shops and convenience stores — and it gets you high. So, what makes it ...

While one coalition of Wisconsin lawmakers is attempting to legalize medical marijuana, another group introduced a bill to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year, and the cannabis industry and state governments are scrambling to reckon with it ...

The names of strains often hint at their aroma or potency — Sour Diesel, White Cookies, Valley Fire, for instance — but up until now, there was not a solid scientific foundation for what makes each ...

Cannabis is a complex mixture of hundreds of chemicals. Here’s a look at one of them. As marijuana use proliferates, so does the science behind it. But unlike single psychotropic drugs such as ...

A major US study reveals that marijuana use leaves measurable chemical traces in DNA, altering genes related to mental health ...