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New treatments will make insomnia go away
Johnson & Johnson is working on a drug to treat depression and insomnia. In a Phase III trial, participants who took the drug experienced meaningful improvement in both sleep and depressive symptoms, with an antidepressant effect that seemed to be independent of the participants getting better sleep. The drug is part of a new class…
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Product safety is not guaranteed even where weed is legal
Justin Singer, founder of edible cannabis brand Ripple, said that he has become increasingly concerned about the state of enforcement of the industry and what that means for the safety of the marijuana supply. Singer said that he would be worried about a number of issues, even if he was getting alcohol or cannabis from…
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Patchy regulations can affect the quality of your weed supply
A study by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found there are over 600 contaminants in cannabis that is regulated across some 30 US states that had legalized cannabis at that time. The study said the risk of getting brain harmed due to cannabis is much lower if the product has been tested…
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Understanding the effects of cannabis on the brain and behavior
Researchers are studying how cannabis affects brain and behaviour and how it changes behaviour, a Dutch researcher said. “I’ve always been interested in how drugs affect the brain and behaviour. Not complaining that the drug wasn’t working, but you could kind of see a deterioration in some people that, you know, becoming more dependent on…
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New York has the first legal recreational marijuana dispensary.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday opened the state’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary, saying that it marks a “major milestone” for creating the “most equitable cannabis industry in the nation”. “It represents…new chapter for those most harmed by the failed policies of the past,” Adams added. New York is the first state…