Category: Vices

Can Marijuana Lead To Stronger, More Orgasms During Sex? Here’s What This Study Showed

A survey found that over 70% of respondents reported increased sexual desire and orgasm intensity with marijuana use. But here are the caveats.

Australia The First Nation To Approve The Legal Use Of MDMA And Psilocybin

Psychedelic drugs are at last being recognized by governments around the world as potentially life-saving medicines.

Sharp Rise In Kids Accidentally Eating Edibles Amid Legalization—Including Nearly A Quarter Hospitalized For Cannabis Poisoning

More than 7,000 children under 6 were exposed to cannabis after eating an edible between 2017 and 2021, nearly a quarter of whom were hospitalized, a small but fast-growing subset of poisonings among young kids.

University Announces Online Medical Cannabis Course For Health Professionals

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced last week that it would offer a new course in medical cannabis for health professionals.

Deaths From Alcohol—On The Rise For Decades—Soared During Covid Pandemic, CDC Says

Deaths directly linked to alcohol use jumped 26% in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new CDC report, with rates rising sharply among younger men and women.

Germany Moves To Legalize Cannabis—Would Be Largest European Country To Do So

Health minister Karl Lauterbach said Germany’s government-regulated model could serve as an example for the whole of Europe, where only a few countries have decriminalized cannabis and only one, Malta, has legalized it.

Synthetic Marijuana In Florida Tainted With Rat Poison, 52 Sick, 4 Dead

For the survivors, treatment took months, and the whole thing ended up being a very costly affair.

Medical Cannabis Could Replace Addictive Opioids For Pain Relief, Study Suggests

Nearly 86% of survey participants reported reduced pain after taking medical marijuana.

As Use Of The World’s Most Potent Psychedelic Skyrockets, New Site F.I.V.E. Fills An Education Void

This is your brain educated on drugs.

Can Cannabis Help Manage Dementia-Related Agitation?

Combative and agitated behavior in people with dementia is not rare. Managing this behavior is difficult. Research is limited but cannabis may be of help. We need more research to inform us. Anti-psychotics now used have negative effects.