by idgadvertisingold | Mar 23, 2016 | Science, THC
We’ve written several articles on the Cornerstone blog about cannabis and schizophrenia. The association between the two is one of the most fascinating puzzles of cannabis science. What we know is that people suffering from schizophrenia are more likely to use...
by idgadvertisingold | Jan 26, 2016 | Science, THC
As cannabis rounds the bend in many states toward legalization, one of the biggest questions on society’s mind is how to ensure that it is safe and does not impair potential life threatening activities. Since the founding of MADD in 1980, we’ve grown more aware of the...
by idgadvertisingold | Oct 20, 2015 | CBD, Endocannabinoid System, Science, THC
The association between cannabis and appetite is well known both in the scientific world and pop culture. As many of our longtime blog readers already know, this association ultimately led to the development of one of the most horrific weight loss drugs of the past...
by idgadvertisingold | Aug 10, 2015 | Endocannabinoid System, Science, THC
Up to this point, we haven’t spoken much of the body’s own endocannabinoids. As a quick refresher, the endocannabinoid system consists of receptors and enzymes that metabolize any cannabinoids bonding to those receptors. However, our cannabinoid receptors do not exist...
by idgadvertisingold | Jun 12, 2015 | Endocannabinoid System, Science, THC
In popular culture, we like to think of an inventor as someone who notices a problem, thinks really hard about a solution, and solves that problem with a novel device or approach. Oftentimes however, discovery proceeds in reverse: first a solution is found and then a...
by idgadvertisingold | Jun 5, 2015 | Medicine, Science, THC
You may have already seen this month’s issue of Time Magazine; it features a lab rat smoking a joint. Ten years ago, if someone had told me that this would be the cover of a fairly conservative magazine aimed at middle-age readers, I would have laughed. However, the...
