marijuana

An Ohio health agency is providing a state university with a $400,000 grant to educate first responders, law enforcement, emergency departments and behavioral specialists about how to deal with potential adverse psychedelic experiences as more people use the substances for medical or recreational purposes. Amid the expanding psychedelics reform movement, there’s been increased attention to…

A popular independent craft spirits distillery says it’s scaling back its operations—due in part to the fact that more adults are choosing marijuana over alcohol. Heritage Distilling Company, Inc.–which has distillery locations for its whiskey and other spirits in Oregon and Washington State where cannabis is legal—said on Thursday that a confluence of factors informed…

Frequent use of marijuana is associated with a reduced risk of developing liver disease from alcohol, according to a new study. In fact, people who meet the criteria for “cannabis use disorder,” or CUD, showed lower risk compared to both infrequent cannabis users and those who don’t consume marijuana at all. The novel study, published…