Weedsy weekly: Mushrooms and Cannabinol for stressed out, insomniac rats + more bad news about vapes
Science:
- Cannabis based e-liquids can produce toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and acetone when vaped, according to a study published this week in Chemical Research in Toxicology. Vaporized CBD liquid produced higher concentrations of formaldehyde, and vaporized CBG liquid produced higher concentrations of acetone.
- You probably shouldn't lie to your doctor about smoking weed, but definitely don't do it if you're planning on getting surgery soon. A review paper published in Anesthesia & Analgesia looked at how cannabinoids interact with surgical anesthesia, and found that cannabis users might require more anesthesia, and are also more likely to experience more pain, vomiting and delirium post-op.
- A study published this week in the Journal of Psychoactive drugs found that magic mushrooms can help restore cognitive function in stressed-out rats. Researchers exposed rats to "chronic unpredictable mild stress" for four weeks, and found that the stress damaged their spacial learning and memory. They then injected the rats with psilocybin mushroom extract, and found that it restored their memory if they timed the injections correctly.
- Psilocybin mushrooms can also improve sleep (in humans) according to a recent survey study
- Cannabinol (CBN), still a B-lister as cannabinoids go, was also shown to increase sleep duration (in rats!)
News:
- Texas has introduced a bill that would legalize cannabis
- Maryland's health department just launched an initiative to track the impact of cannabis legalization
- Massachusetts is cracking down on hazardous dust in weed manufacturing facilities.
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