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Research links microdosing with psychedelics and better emotional awareness
Microdosing involves consumption of small quantities of psychedelic substances.
Research Roundup: Dry January for potheads, and why you shouldn’t inject shrooms
The latest edition of CannCentral’s regular roundup of research into cannabis and psychedelics from scientists around the globe
Cannabis can help with chronic pain, but patients risk withdrawal symptoms
A pair of recent studies shed new light on cannabis’s effects on patients managing chronic pain
CBD: the jury is still out on whether it really makes a difference for anxiety or pain
Preliminary and recent studies on the potential for CBD to reduce stress and anxiety are promising, though
Research Roundup: small study shows psilocybin effective in treating depression
Also: Israeli researchers say cannabis can be a safe and effective treatment for chronic pain
Research says cannabis neither improves nor impairs athletic performance
Study indicates that cannabis use has “no significant effect” on athletic prowess.
UC Berkeley is launching a new centre for psychedelic research
The centre’s cofounders include UC Berkeley neuroscientist David Presti, psychologist Dacher Keltner, and journalism professor Michael Pollan
Research Roundup: hemp extract can protect bees from pesticides, Polish scientists discover
They found that insects that had been exposed to pesticides and then treated with the hemp extract lived as long as those that had never been exposed to pesticides
There’s no cure for pain, but cannabis could be a powerful tool for harm reduction
A growing body of research seems to point to cannabis as a means by which opioid users can decrease their dependence on more harmful drugs