Virginia’s General Assembly voted Friday to legalize marijuana in the state, with a plan in place to open dispensaries beginning in 2024.
Category: Vices
Chastity Belt Ransomware: How Hackers Held People’s Genitals Hostage
Chastity belts and cages these days may be Internet-connected, allowing others to have remote control of your genitals. What could possibly go wrong?
Should There Be Calorie Labels On Alcohol? Experts Say Yes
Mandatory calorie labelling of alcoholic drinks could possibly address both alcohol consumption and obesity.
An Animal Tranquilizer Is Now Linked To One In Three Overdoses In Philadelphia
The vet tranquilliser, xylazine, is now implicated in almost a third of fatal overdoses involving heroin and/or fentanyl in Philadelphia, reveals research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Get A Free Bag Of Marijuana With Your Covid-19 Vaccine
Cannabis activists are planning to offer a free bag of marijuana to those receiving the vaccine for Covid-19.
Every Week Lockdown Continues People Binge Drink More
Study participants who regularly drank at harmful levels shown to consume six drinks per session, compared to two alcoholic beverages for those less regular binge drinkers.
4 States Vote To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use: Arizona, Montana, NJ, South Dakota
Election Day 2020 was a good day for cannabis, perhaps in more ways than one.
Preclinical Trials On Synthetic Cannabinoid Drug For Covid-19 Suggest Benefits For Treating Lung Inflammation
This week, Tetra Bio-Pharma announced that they had completed preclinical trials on the experimental synthetic cannabinoid drug, and the results suggest it could be helpful for reducing inflammation, scarring and damage in the lungs.
Cannabis Use Not Associated With Increased Risk For Ischemic Stroke In Recent Study
A new study from the University of Mississippi found no evidence for the supposed connection; adding to the research suggesting that cannabis is not an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke.
Medical Cannabis Use For Mental Health Increased During Covid-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
A new study from the Journal of Addictive Diseases is highlighting one way that people are trying to cope with the stressful situation of the Covid-19 pandemic- using cannabis.
