Is cannabis a placebo? What does that even mean? A placebo is traditionally a pill that has no active ingredients. Drug researchers will split test subjects into a group that receives the actual substance and…

What are the top nine benefits of medical cannabis? According to the Canadian government, there aren’t any. And uttering anything contrary to this opinion is against the law. As Canada’s cannabis regulations state: It is…

Health Canada has denied Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club (VCBC) a special exemption status, negatively affecting medical cannabis patients. It took the federal health bureaucracy two years to come to this decision. In the meantime, VCBC…

The Ontario Cannabis Store‘s (OCS) CEO is out to lunch. It’s a common theme in Canada lately. A new poll shows a vast majority of Canadians are concerned with Chinese interference in our elections. So…

Won’t somebody please think of the children? This emotional fallacy – an “appeal to pity” – aims to manipulate people’s emotions. The idea is to bypass critical thinking or rationality in favour of an emotional…

Minnesota has legalized cannabis, becoming the 23rd state to do so. Democratic Governor Tim Walz signed the bill into law on Tuesday. Minnesota’s legal cannabis regime includes expunging past criminal records, although the government admits…

Researchers have linked cannabis use disorder to depression and bipolar disorder, according to a new study. However, this observational study which used data from Danish individuals, hasn’t established cause and effect. The researchers (and its…

Competition Bureau to Health Canada: increase THC limits. That’s what the ironically named “Competition Bureau” is recommending to Health Canada and the “Expert Panel” in charge of the legislative review. (The head of this “Expert…

Basic cannabis economics. Wherever you find reefer madness, a poor grasp of basic cannabis economics is right behind it. For example, public health busybodies demand THC limits. As if adults choosing high-THC strains of cannabis…

Cannabis is sending twice as many pregnant “people” to the hospital, says a new study on cannabis use during pregnancy published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. (And yes, the study calls pregnant women “people”…