Study finds addiction risk tied to reward and impulse genes
Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how…
No evidence to support prescribing medicinal cannabis for anxiety, Lancet study finds
A landmark meta-analysis has failed to show that medicinal cannabis helps with anxiety, the second-most common indication for…
Cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines linked to higher stroke risk
A massive analysis of more than 100 million participants reveals that several commonly used illicit substances may raise…
Acute cannabis intoxication appears to broadly disrupt most of the memory systems
Smoking cannabis can do more than blur memories. It can reshape them. A new Washington State University study…
Cleaning job offer led to woman’s arrest at Calderwood cannabis farm, court hears
A court has heard a 32-year-old Vietnamese woman arrested at a cannabis farm in Calderwood, south of Wollongong,…
Drugs with estimated street value of $1.45 million seized in traffic stop
Police say they have seized drugs with an estimated street value of almost $1.5 million from a vehicle…
Men face drug cultivation charges after $10 million cannabis bust in Victoria’s north
A man from overseas remains on the run after a police drug bust in the state’s north-west uncovered…
Combination therapy improves cognition in Alzheimer’s models
In recent years, research into cannabis and its main psychoactive ingredient, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), has unearthed medical benefits including…
NSW Police shoot alleged drug dealer’s dog after toddler was attacked at Moama skate park
A man whose dog was shot by police after it allegedly attacked a three-year-old at a Moama skate…
A Surprising Treatment for Chronic Lower Back Pain: Cannabis
It’s the leading cause of disability and one of the most costly health challenges of our time: chronic…
Australia’s medicinal cannabis situation leaves government in a bind
A few pharmacies around the country have been scrambling lately to replace a doctor who has been banned…
Varenicline helps young people quit nicotine vaping regardless of cannabis use
Adolescent and young adult nicotine vaping has become an urgent public health concern, as 2024 marked the first…