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The science on weed isn't settled — and that's actually the honest answer
New coverage of this year's cannabis research pulls the encouraging findings and the ones that should make heavy users pay attention into one place, especially around chronic vomiting and high-potency products.
Terp Lab · 6d ago · 4 min read
A THC/CBD capsule just aced a real dementia trial — nearly 9 in 10 patients improved
The NIA-backed LiBBY trial found a 2mg THC / 100mg CBD formulation significantly cut agitation in late-stage dementia patients versus placebo — and the gap widened the longer patients stayed on it.
1w ago · 5 min read
New lab data backs up the entourage effect — and complicates how you should read a THC label
A cell-based study finds certain terpenes amplify THC's effect at cannabinoid receptors, meaning two products with identical potency numbers may not hit the same.
2w ago · 5 min read
New data says medical cannabis is actually helping autistic adults sleep and stress less
An 18-month UK study of 130 autistic adults found consistent gains in anxiety, sleep, and quality of life — with real caveats about the data.
2w ago · 5 min read
The biggest weed-and-your-heart review yet says: still complicated, but watch the arrhythmias
Mayo Clinic researchers pooled a decade of cardiovascular studies and found the clearest signal isn't heart attacks or strokes — it's irregular heartbeats.
2w ago · 5 min read
New receptor-level data backs up what dabbers have been saying for years about terpenes
A Biochemical Pharmacology paper found THC and specific terpenes act together at the receptor level — early evidence, not proof, for the entourage effect.
3w ago · 5 min read
Nearly 200 studies in: what cannabis research actually showed in the first half of 2026
Past the press releases, the year’s peer-reviewed work points at real medical signal — and a real potency warning.
4w ago · 7 min read
The terpene myths that won’t die — and what the lab data really shows
Indica, sativa, and the comforting story we tell ourselves at the counter.
1mo ago · 7 min read