A renewed and expanded effort from chemical giant Bayer to shield itself from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller ...

“If cannabis use ‘causes’ schizophrenia, it is absolutely impossible that the rate of schizophrenia would not be going up ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks. The study, the largest of its kind ever to be completed ...

New CABI-led research using publicly-shared DNA barcodes and citizen science images have provided new evidence on the ...

Most states allow some sale of cannabis, but testing for pesticides and mold in the weed supply varies from one state to ...

Millions of Americans use cannabis and would like to think the products they buy are safe. But regulation is state by state ...

While science doesn’t differentiate between ... The term is used interchangeably with “weed” and a number of other terms. Legally, “marijuana” refers to cannabis that has more than ...

Heavy weed use appears to dull the brains of young adults, particularly affecting their short-term working memory, a new study suggests. MRI scans showed less brain activation in heavy tokers ...

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Gene editing and plant domestication are essential to protect food supplies in a worsening climate, according to an international team of researchers, led by The University of Western Australia. In ...

Science wants to introduce a plant-based approach ... Dhankher and his colleague have turned to Camelina sativa. The pesky weed, widely used in the US, grows twice and thrice as fast as Alyssum.