Little research exists on cannabis impact on women, study says – UPI News

Little research exists on cannabis impact on women, study says  UPI News

June 4 (UPI) — Not enough studies investigate the negative psychological impacts of marijuana on young women, a new study says. Most research on the negative psychological impact of marijuana focuses largely on men, neglecting to study how women are affected by the drug, according to findings published Tuesday in Current Psychiatry Reports. In a study published earlier this year, Hamilton found that high-potency cannabis was linked to 50 percent of diagnosed psychosis disorders cases in Amsterdam. “Cannabis psychosis is one risk which can have a devastating effect on an individual and thei…

The next battle in the War on Drugs will be fought over psychedelics – Quartz

The next battle in the War on Drugs will be fought over psychedelics  Quartz

This article appears in the inaugural issue of DoubleBlind, a newly launched magazine on psychedelics. I’m in the back corner of a Hollywood cafe and I just took a hit off my vape pen. For focus, mainly, and to get some creativity flowing. No one seemed to notice or care, plus the vapor smells more like rose than like weed. The pen itself is pink, now sitting in the front pocket of my purse with my earbuds, chapstick, car keys, and a small jar of cannabis salve for my tendinitis. At home, I have a ziplock baggie of psilocybin mushrooms hidden in my bedroom. They’re tucked away with a square…