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Types and strains of Marijuana, Hemp, cannabis, THC, CBD
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a collection of articles about Vaping, Teens and the Legalization of Marijuana
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Nootropics; Study drugs make healthy people worse at problem-solving, not better

Hard-working, but incompetent. Users try harder, but are less competent | Science & technology. Officially, the stimulant drugs are used to tre... (2023)


Article

Here's how Iceland radically cut teenage drug use

The relationship between people and the state has allowed an effective national programme to cut the rates of teenagers smoking and drinking to exc... (2020)


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Teen Marijuana Vaping Soars, Displacing Other Habits - The New York Times (2019)

Drinking, cigarette smoking and the use of hard drugs all declined, according to a new federal survey of high school and middle school students. (2019)


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Culture Shock for French in Quebec: ‘We Smoke Cigarettes, They Smoke Pot’ - The New York Times

Thousands of French people are coming to live in Quebec and discovering that a common language doesn’t necessarily mean a common culture. (2019)


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For many teens, the battle with opioid addiction starts with wisdom teeth | Popular Science

Young people are particularly vulnerable to the effect of painkillers, but dentists may over-prescribe them after surgery. (2018)


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Why Indonesia is unlikely to ban booze - The Economist explains

FOR a country with the world’s largest population of Muslims, Indonesia is remarkably permissive. Night spots in Jakarta, the capital, and on the r... (2018)


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Why Colombia’s peace deal is taking so long to implement - The Economist explains

COLOMBIA’S 52-year civil war killed 220,000 people and displaced 7m more. But on August 24th last year, after four years of painstaking negotiation... (2018)


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This Is How Amazon Could Invade the Pharmacy Business

Bloomberg, 2017: "The pharmacy market is one of the biggest potential new targets for Amazon.com Inc. The online retail giant moved into the ro... (2017)


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Health-Records Company Pushed Opioids to Doctors in Secret Deal With Drugmaker - Bloomberg

Health-Records Company Pushed Opioids to Doctors in Secret Deal With Drugmaker Practice Fusion ensured that addictive drugs were on the menu ... (2020)


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Cannabis-derived products delta-8 THC and delta-10 THC have flooded the US market – medicinal benefits and risks

Researchers are working to determine how and which cannabis products can help those suffering from chronic pain or serious illness. But science is ... (2023)


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The weed influencer and the scientist feuding over why some stoners incessantly puke | MIT Technology Review

A scientist went looking for genes that cause cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. But a public spat with a cannabis influencer who suffers from the d... (2022)


Article

The year Mexico legalised drugs - 1940

On 5 January 1940, Mexico's left-wing president, Lázaro Cárdenas, signed the new Federal Regulation of Drug Addiction into law. The new legislation... (2018)


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Is chronic pain something more people should accept? | The Outline

Amid the opioid crisis, the concept of “pain acceptance” is gaining credibility. (2018)


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Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organisations? - Marginal REVOLUTION

Yes, it would seem.  The subtitle is “The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on US Crime,” the authors are Evelina Gavrilova, Takuma Kamada, and Flor... (2018)


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Colombia’s Civil Conflict | Council on Foreign Relations

The Colombian government and FARC rebels have signed a historic peace agreement that charts a path to sustainable peace after decades of civil war. (2018)


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Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? | The Guardian

In this extract from his new book, Johann Hari, who took antidepressants for 14 years, calls for a new approach (2018)


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America's sprawling, haphazardly regulated addiction treatment industry | The New York Times

The Giant, Under Attack: One of America’s biggest rehab companies (A Better Tomorrow) built an empire. But after a patient named Gary Benefield di... (2018)


Video

What LSD Does to the Brain

What LSD Does to the Brain (2023)


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The Cannabis Question I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS

The Cannabis Question I Full Documentary I NOVA I PBS. As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.N... (2023)


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Psychedelic Assisted Therapy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses psychedelic assisted therapy: its history, its potential, and what it has to do with A$AP Rocky’s relationship to rainbows. C... (2023)


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America’s opioid crisis - How the Mexican cartels are making profits now - The Economist

Mexican cartels and criminals are the leading producers of illegal synthetic drugs. This shift is fuelling the latest phase in America’s opioid cri... (2022)


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Is marijuana bad for your brain? - TED ED - Anees Bahji

Explore how marijuana’s two main active compounds, THC and CBD, affect your brain and body, and what risk factors to watch out for. -- In 1970, mar... (2019)


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Marketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight Published on Feb 8, 2015 Pharmaceutical companies spend billions of dollars marketing drugs to doctors. We have a few issues w... (2018)


Podcast

Dr. Matthew Hill: How Cannabis Impacts Health & the Potential Risks - Huberman Lab

Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, my guest is Dr. Matthew Hill, Ph.D., a professor of cell biology and anatomy ... (2024)


Podcast

How Psilocybin Can Rewire Our Brain, Its Therapeutic Benefits & Its Risks - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I discuss what psilocybin is (chemically) and how it works at the cellular an... (2023)


Podcast

Nicotine’s Effects on the Brain & Body & How to Quit Smoking or Vaping | Episode 90 - Huberman Lab | Podcast on Spotify

Huberman Lab on Spotify. In this episode, I explain how nicotine impacts the brain and body, including its potent ability to enhance attention, foc... (2022)


Podcast

A Safer Psychedelic: non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics - a16z

On Bio Eats World, we discuss of new research creating safer, non-hallucinogenic derivatives of psychedelics for the treatment of depression and ad... (2021)


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