Ohio’s ability to identify and recall unsafe THC gummies proves that legal, regulated markets protect consumers in ways that unregulated black markets never can. Marijuana Moment reports on a DOJ filing suggesting that even a ‘frail and elderly grandmother’ who uses medical marijuana could theoretically face enforcement by armed federal agents under current law. The argument arose in litigation over the intersection of cannabis use and firearms rights under the Second Amendment.
Study Challenges Negative Cannabis Stereotypes, Claiming Link to Brain Benefits
Researchers confirmed that cannabis universally increases appetite regardless of your body type, gender, or how recently you ate—knowledge that could help develop better treatments for patients who can’t eat due to illness. Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus analyzed cannabis usage, brain scans, and cognitive test results for over 26,000 adults ages 40-77 using UK Biobank data. Moderate lifetime cannabis users showed larger volumes in brain regions rich in CB1 receptors—areas involved in memory, information processing, and emotion regulation.