A new study in Molecular Psychiatry looked at the DNA of 131,895 people and asked two simple questions. Have you ever used cannabis? If yes, how often? Among those who had tried, frequency was analyzed in 73,374 people. The answers lined up with tiny genetic signals in brain systems tied to glutamate and the way… Keep Reading
Yesterday, we asked whether the rumors were true. And the answer came straight from the Resolute Desk. At a White House press conference on Monday morning, President Donald Trump said his administration is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same legal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III, and will “make… Keep Reading
Original publication: November 1998. DID YOU INHALE? That’s the question politicians have been asked before and after President Clinton’s infamous gaffe during his 1992 election campaign. Which of our representatives have admitted to smoking pot at some time in their life? You may be surprised to find out. Politicians and pot. Putting the two together… Keep Reading
As someone who was born in the Netherlands and moved to the United States as a teenager, I am often asked what I feel is the biggest difference between America and Europe. To their surprise, it’s not the fact that people on this side of the Atlantic can own semi-automatics, unironically order breakfast at McDonald’s,… Keep Reading
