Hemp Sandwich Futures: From Meat Analogs to Bread

What do you see when you look upon a vast field of hemp? Economic opportunity? A public health menace? A sandwich? Maybe a pizza? How about a new type of cheese? These tasty possibilities are easy to visualize, if you sift through just a small fraction of the latest hemp research. Increasingly, researchers are investigating … Continued

Cannabis and Lifespan

Reflections on The impact of cannabis use on ageing and longevity: a systematic review of research insights by Nain et al. (2025) published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. (Open Access) Aging is one of biology’s longest-running paradoxes. It brings wisdom but also decline; it slows the body yet can sharpen perspective. Into this riddle … Continued

Cannabis, Opioids, and Pain: What the Latest Science Really Means for You

The Challenge of Measuring Pain Discussed in this article: Medical Cannabis Authorization and Opioid Milligram Equivalents Over Time In Patients with Chronic Pain: A Retrospective Analysis, by Michelle Sexton, ND, et al. Pain Medicine (2025). Open Access. Pain is one of the great riddles of medicine. It is invisible, subjective, impossible to measure with a ruler … Continued

Toothaches and Tinctures: Can CBD Ease Dental Pain?

Toothaches and Tinctures: Can CBD Ease Dental Pain? The dentist’s chair, that confessional booth of pain, anxiety, and fluorescent lights, is not where you expect to find a conversation about cannabis or hemp. And yet, here we are. The age of the needle and the opioid is giving way—perhaps—to the age of the dropper and … Continued

Does Your Gut Want You to Get High? Exploring the Cannabis–Microbiome Connection

“To see an individual… as really an entire world in their own right… is a beautiful and wonderful idea.” — Ed Yong What if your experiences with cannabis isn’t just in your brain—but in your gut? The idea sounds absurd at first. But when you consider the trillions of bacteria, viruses (including phages), fungi, and … Continued

Patch On, Peace Out: Why Consumers are Choosing Transdermal Cannabis Products

Cannabis has long been a plant of many pathways—smoke curling in the air, oils under the tongue, and edibles slowly releasing their effects. Yet, among these well-trodden routes, a quieter revolution is unfolding just beneath the skin. Here lies the distinction between topical and transdermal. While topicals linger on the surface, soothing localized discomfort, transdermal … Continued

Cannabis, Appetite, and Metabolism: Insights from the Farokhnia Study and Beyond

The relationship of cannabis with appetite and metabolism extends far beyond the well-known “munchies.” This article features insights from leading clinicians and researchers, exploring cannabinoids like THC, THCV, and CBD, their impact on hormones and the microbiome.   “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin … Continued