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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

Software

Grow Your Own Weed, But Not On An iPhone

9:00AM September 29, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

Five of the 20 best-selling casual game apps in Android’s Marketplace involve illegal drugs. Virtual illegal drugs, of course! Guess how many are available for the iPhone? Yep, zero. More »

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Another Benefit Of Smoking Weed? It Might Help Cure PTSD

5:35PM September 23, 2011 | Casey Chan

There’s such a long list of awesome things about smoking weed that I’m starting to lose track of all the benefits. One thing I’m pretty sure I never heard of before though: marijuana might be able to cure post-traumatic stress disorder. More »

Gadgets

8 Gadgets You Need To Grow Weed Tomatoes Indoors

1:25PM September 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Out here tomatoes* are cheap and abundant. But that’s unfortunately not the case in other parts of the world. These seven tools will let you grow tomatoes* in the privacy of your own home. More »

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Smoking Weed Is Really Bad For The Environment

1:15PM September 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Marijuana, hue notwithstanding, is not exactly new school green. In fact, it’s the worst drug for the environment. Marijuana growers use $US5 billion worth of electricity to power lightbulbs, fans, dehumidifiers and whatever else it takes to grow weed. That’s 1 per cent of the national electricity consumption. More »

Geek Out

Map Proves Americans Are Paying Too Much For Marijuana

8:11AM August 30, 2011 | Mat Honan

The September issue of Wired has a map of marijuana prices in the US (excluding Alaska and Hawaii, where people apparently don’t smoke weed.) It’s fascinating to see the price differences, but there are interesting economic points as well. More »

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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 »

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Your Fingerprints Can Now Reveal Your Raging Coke Habit

4:40AM July 26, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Occasional tokers and functioning cokeheads beware. The latest in narc technology will now come in the form of a device that can tell if you’re stoned just by your fingerprints. In minutes! More »