06/03/2026
Big To***co purchased food companies, and brought their playbook with them to addict us.
Now, bad actors are doing the same thing in the cannabis industry with artificial colors, flavors and breeding for high THC potency only.
Big to***co uses cigarette playbook to help sell ultra-processed foods, journal reveals
New issue of the American Journal of Public Health focuses on parallels between marketing for ci******es and UPFs
06/01/2026
It makes sense that synthetic cannabinoids demonstrated the most shrinkage in certain cancers. They tend to be more potent and attach to receptors more tightly and for longer periods of time than botanical cannabinoids. In addition, their metabolites can behave similarly.
This is one reason why using them in prenatal cannabis exposure research can lead to bad outcomes.
Ma*****na Components Have 'Consistent' Anti-Tumor Effects In Glioblastoma And Other Cancers, Scientific Review Shows - Ma*****na Moment
Components of ma*****na show “consistent and statistically significant anti-tumor effects” in certain types of cancer, including glioblastoma and breast cancer, according to a new scientific review that also found cannabinoids seem to “enhance chemotherapy efficacy.” The research, published ...
05/30/2026
🤰🌿 Cannabis Use in Pregnancy: Context, Evidence, and Clinical Reality
How should clinicians discuss cannabis use during pregnancy when the evidence is complex, evolving, and often influenced by stigma, policy, and research limitations?
This SCC resource examines the current scientific evidence, the role of the endocannabinoid system, harm reduction considerations, and the need for patient-centered conversations that are compassionate, evidence-based, and clinically practical.
The article highlights the importance of moving beyond simplistic messaging toward a more nuanced understanding of risk, uncertainty, and real-world patient experiences.
👏 Authors: Felecia Dawson, MD, ABOG
& SCC President Genester Wilson-King, MD, FACOG
🔍 Editor: Jahan Marcu, PhD
Read the full article: https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2026/05/18/scc-media-response-cannabis-use-in-pregnancy-context-evidence-and-clinical-reality/
05/29/2026
Yes, we need more meaningful research.
In the meantime, we need decriminalization, informed healthcare providers, and risk reduction now!
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy – Context, Evidence, and Clinical Reality - Society of Cannabis Clinicians
Authored by Felecia Dawson, MD, ABOG and Genester Wilson-King, MD, FACOG Edited by Jahan Marcu, PhD In October 2025, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists updated its guidance on...
05/28/2026
And then there were three… to block the move from Schedule I to III.
State Attorneys General File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration's Ma*****na Rescheduling Move - Ma*****na Moment
Three Republican state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice last month. The filing from the attorneys general of Indiana, Nebraska and Louisiana claims that they will “show that thi...
05/26/2026
“Researchers use rats to provide evidence that biases in the extension of helping behavior is a product of experience—not genetically ingrained.”
How rat behavior may inform our understanding of racism
Imagine that you wake up in a small room with no doors. You quickly realize that there is no way out. Oh, shoot. Further, you see that there is another individual trapped in a small cylindrical Plexiglas container in the middle of this arena, with barely any room to move. You are not sure what the c...
05/26/2026
America’s Deadliest Con: How Racism Keeps Millions Sick While Helping Healthcare Billionaires Cash In
A shocking new study reveals why millions of Americans vote against their own survival — and why 51 billionaires depend on it…
05/26/2026
Great morning for blueberry picking, literally reaping the fruits of your labor…
Why We Die, How To Live: Beyond Pills and Procedures - Cannabis and Holistic Healing
https://bit.ly/WhyWeDIEHowToLIVE
05/22/2026
Using an electronic vaporizer made for dried flower or botanicals, delivers more of the plant’s medicine to your lungs without the toxic combustion byproducts.
Chapter Three, page 39–42, Why We Die, How To Live - Beyond Pills and Procedures: Cannabis and Holistic Healing
https://bit.ly/WhyWeDIEHowToLIVE
Va**ng vs. Smoking W**d
If you’re trying to untangle the sticky subject of ma*****na today, let’s look at what’s known about va**ng versus smoking w**d.
05/18/2026
‘Even in states with progressive cannabis laws, pregnancy remains a line that doctors and lawmakers refuse to cross. According to Dreher, in Illinois, hundreds of thousands of cannabis-related convictions have been expunged — yet pregnant women remain largely excluded from those reforms. “This is not about documentation,” she says. “It’s about convincing the public. And about misogyny. About control.”’
The Study Nobody Wanted: Cannabis, Pregnancy, and the Women Still Paying the Price | High Times
"The babies with the most cannabis exposure did the best," Dreher says. The study was published. Then they waited for backlash. Nothing happened. No outrage. No replication. No follow-up funding. "Either nobody read it," she says, "or nobody wanted to touch it."