Medical research

New sensor technology measures THC levels in saliva

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed a hand-held rapid saliva test that can measure the level of THC, the major active component in marijuana, with 94% accuracy.

Medications

Using a CBD product? Be sure to tell your doctor

Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about.

Health

Marijuana use linked to epigenetic changes

Recent and long-term marijuana use is linked to changes in the human epigenome, a new Northwestern Medicine study published in Molecular Psychiatry has found.

Addiction

Cannabis compound CBD found in common Brazilian shrub

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in marijuana known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce the increasingly popular substance, a lead researcher said Thursday.

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