Cannabis

Science

Cocaine Levels Found In The Air Connected To Crime And Health Issues

12:00PM December 20, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Scientists can now accurately detect drugs floating in the air. They also have found statistical relationships between atmospheric cocaine levels and certain types of cancers, as well as a connection between marijuana levels and mental disorders. More »


Science

Inside Your Brain On Cannabis: Cognitive Chaos

11:45AM October 26, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

We already know that smoking (or otherwise ingesting) pot causes an uncoordinated brain. Now scientists say they’ve discovered the mechanism behind pot brain clumsiness, and it could lead to better treatments for schizophrenia. More »


Science

Smoking Pot Makes You Sad If You’ve The Wrong Genetics

9:00AM October 11, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

The results of a five-year study of adolescents in The Netherlands shows that young people with a certain gene variant are more vulnerable to depression when they smoke pot. More »


Science

Genetically Engineered Weed: There’s An App For That

9:20AM August 19, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

A small Amsterdam startup called Medicinal Genomics, has analysed the marijuana plant down to its strands of DNA, and the company’s CEO says some analysis of the data will be available as an iPad app next year. More »


Geek Out

Canna Cola: A Soda Spiked With Marijuana

8:00AM January 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Here I thought man could never topFour Loko and in rolls marijuana soda. A California artist has put the psychoactive marijuana ingredient THC (aka how you get high) into drinks and is now selling them at your local pot shop. More »


Geek Out

Police Storm In On Suspected Hydroponic Hothouse, Only Find Guinea Pigs)

9:20PM January 13, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

British police thought they’d hit the jackpot when their chopper’s infrared-camera located a cannabis grow-house, but were surprised when all they found were a couple of Cavia porcellus by the names of Simon and Kenny reclining beside an electric heater. More »


Software

Top Three IPhone Apps: Weed, Booze, And Partial Nudity

8:00AM July 26, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

Apple’s Puritanical app approval policy doesn’t let in any really inappropriate apps, but it’s clear that the people want to indulge their vices with their iPhones: The current top three most popular apps are focused on sex, drugs, and alcohol. More »


Software

Need Medicinal Cannabis? There’s An App For That

10:30AM July 20, 2009 | Jack Loftus

From the strange world of approved and rejected Apple App Store apps comes word today that Apple has approved a medicinal Cannabis location app for the iPhone and iPod touch. More »