“Waking consciousness is dreaming–but dreaming constrained by external reality.” ―Oliver Sacks...
Author - Loren DeVito, PhD
Cannabinoid Pharmacokinetics: The Essentials
Every time you ingest a bioactive substance, whether Tylenol or cannabis, the compounds within get...
Cannabinoid Receptor Expression and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Traditionally, the development of Western medicine starts with the identification of a compound...
All Roads Lead to the ECS
How endocannabinoids mediate anxiety Your heart bounding as you sit to take an exam. The beads of...
Cannabinoids & Their Potential Anti-Cancer Mechanisms
What we know, what we don’t, and why we’re still behind on funding The field of oncology has made...
The Secret Life of the CB2 Receptor
Understanding how it mediates the immunomodulatory effects of cannabinoids Tetrahydrocannabinol...
Cannabis Use During Pregnancy
A closer look at a complex issue For years, women have been told to avoid drinking alcohol and...
There’s a New Paradigm Coming into Town
David Nikzad, Founder of Orthogonal Thinker, shares his perspectives on nutritional alkaloids...
Parkinson’s Disease & Cannabinoids
Different symptoms, different benefits? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition...
Cannabis & Depression
Therapeutic Potential “That’s the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost...
Your Nose Knows Terpenes
How your brain imprints those chemical cannabis memories You can sense its presence without seeing...
Pain-fighting Terpenes
A spotlight on β-caryophyllene Terpenes pack quite a punch. That first inhale of a new batch of...
Cannabis and Anesthesia: Potential Interactions?
Bring your cannabis use out before you go under Patients lie. That’s a well-known fact to health...
A Rose by Any Other Name
Plant geneticists at LeafWorks tackle cannabis identification in an industry rife with...
Part I: Barriers to Cannabis Research Slow Breakthroughs
The red tape that plagues cannabis scientists Scientists are some of the most eager, passionate...
Tackling That “NIMBY” Attitude
Is there an association between legal cannabis and crime? Public opinion of cannabis legalization...
Stoned Apes & The Default Brain Network
Did cannabis consumption contribute to rapid brain evolution? Evolution is responsible for modern...
The Cannabis & Obesity Story
A long, winding road There is a terrible epidemic currently affecting the US and spreading to other...
Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Brain
Cannabinoids go retro If you’ve ever taken an introductory neuroscience class, one of the first...
Cannabidiol Dosing & The Food Effect
Wonderful things happen when burritos and CBD get together The US is experiencing a very strange...
Cannabis-Related ER Visits: Edibles vs. Inhalation
Can Cannabinoids Help Grow New Brain Cells?
A review of adult neurogenesis Neurogenesis is the process by which new brain cells (called...
Can The ECS Promote Longevity?
Insights from a recent study in C. elegans Childhood is a wondrous time (for most), where you can...
Optogenetics & Photopharmacology
Using light to control cannabinoid receptor 1 signaling A little over a decade ago, a fever pitch...
Producing Cannabinoids from Non-Cannabis Sources
Potential benefits, possible limitations, and current technology Editor’s Note: This article, like...
Creating Cannabinoids from Yeast
Engineering the biosynthesis of cannabis compounds Phytochemicals include all of the wondrous...
Terpenes and Anxiety
How they exert their anxiolytic effects Substantial evidence has demonstrated the potent anxiolytic...
Recent data on medical cannabis for multiple sclerosis
While the first half of 2019 has not yet come to a close, it’s already been a big year for cannabis...
Medical Cannabis for Opioid Addiction: A Two-Pronged Approach...
How cannabis can help replace opioids to relieve pain and aid in addiction recovery In of this...
Medical Cannabis for Opioid Addiction: A Two-Pronged Approach...
How cannabis can help replace opioids to relieve pain and aid in addiction recovery In 2011, the...
Antioxidant Properties of Cannabis-derived Terpenes Fighting...
This past year has been quite notable for the advancement of cannabis science and research. Several...
Cannabis Use in Older Adults and the Elderly
Potential benefits and possible safety concerns According to data from the National Survey on Drug...
Does Cannabis Treat or Trigger Anxiety ?
The unique contributions of cannabinoids and terpenes According to a survey of 1,429 medical...
Treating a Resistant Disease
Cannabinoids and terpenes for dementia Dementia is an incredibly difficult-to-manage condition that...
Cannabis Use Disorder Separating fact from fiction
When it comes to cannabis, long-standing prohibition has led to the propagation of myths...
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
A “primer” on cannabis sequencing and testing Advances in gene technology have led to a revolution...
Cannabis Use: Nature vs. Nurture
Which plays a bigger role in your desire for cannabis? Ever since affordable consumer genetic...
Endocannabinoids: An Origin Story
From plant to receptor to discovery of a novel system in the body A seminal paper published by...
The Portland company changing up the cannabis testing game
If you have the pleasure of living in a state where recreational cannabis is legalized, you are...
Cannabis – induced Synesthesia
The allure of psychoactive substances for many is the ability to slip into another realm of...
Dispensaries (Finally) Open in the Bay State
Perspectives from Boston residents and implications for the East Coast Last week, Massachusetts...
Cannabis as a Psychedelic
Opening the Doors of Perception Psychedelics are making a big comeback. Due in part to tremendous...
Aphria to acquire CC Pharma, strengthening foothold in German...
Acquisition adds new vertical and strategic operations in key region of global growth strategy...
In Pursuit of the Endothelial Atypical Cannabinoid Receptor
Are we there yet? Before the green rush began, the only people using cannabis legally in the US...
The Evolution of Cannabis Through Natural- and Human-Mediated...
And what to expect in the cannabis of tomorrow In 2018, we stand looking into the future of...
GPR55 – The Third Cannabinoid Receptor ?
How this receptor could explain off-target effects of cannabinoids The effects of cannabis on the...
Integrating Medical Cannabis into Addiction Treatment
How one California company is using a new approach to help those recovering from addiction Even...
The Future of Cannabis Genetics
How new molecular editing tools are shaping cultivars Cannabis genetics is an essential facet of...
What’s in a Name ?
Understanding the genotypic and phenotypic diversity that makes each cannabis cultivar unique Most...