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Cannabis users also needed 14 per cent more of the analgesic fentanyl and 20 per cent more of the sedative midazolam. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Can cannabis impact the effectiveness of anaesthesia during surgery?

Studies suggest that Cannabis users may need more anaesthesia for surgery.

16 April 2019 1:08 PM IST

Adolescent cannabis use is associated with behavioural changes related to reward and motivation in humans. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Cannabis can affect your performance at work

Cannabis use linked to cognitive abnormalities, impairments in working memory: study.

27 May 2019 10:59 AM IST

While its use is a federal crime as a controlled substance, 28 states and the District of Columbia now allow it for treating medical conditions. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Chronic pain cases reduced after marijuana legalisation

Study has shown that legalisation of marijuana has substantially decreased chronic pain.

17 May 2019 11:17 AM IST

To get free pizza, a group of at least four people have to eat pizza at the restaurant. (Photo: Pixabay)

Stoned-baked pizza, anyone? South African eatery introduces 'cannabis...

At the end of May, the government decided to legalise consumption of cannabis oil to a daily maximum of 20 mg per...

30 Jun 2019 10:05 AM IST

The accused had bought the seized cannabis from a person named Chennaiah based in Andhra Pradesh and was on his way to hand it over to another person named Pradeep in Hyderabad for selling to customers, the senior police officer added. (Photo: ANI)

Telangana: One arrested with 100 kg cannabis

The police acted on a credible tip-off arrested Vonapuram Rajender on Wednesday.

20 Jun 2019 12:50 PM IST

Cannabis, one of the most widely used psychoactive drugs in the world today, was initially used in ancient East Asia as an oil seed crop and in making hemp textiles and rope. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Evidence suggests China used cannabis in 500 BC

High times in ancient China revealed in funerary cannabis discovery.

14 Jun 2019 1:41 PM IST

Differentiating the unique brain circuits behind dependent cannabis use could also be useful for understanding how to combat the problem of cannabis addiction. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Know the reason why you get hooked on to Cannabis

Here is why do people get addicted to cannabis.

13 Jun 2019 7:30 PM IST

The photo shared shows over 50 cartons as large as a suitcase. (Photo: Assam Police | Twitter)

'Anyone lost 590 kg of ganja? Don't panic, we found it,' tweets Assam...

The police had confiscated the consignment from the truck in a night operation.

5 Jun 2019 11:54 AM IST

The terms that most respondents never wanted to be called were heroin misuser and heroin-dependent, and most did not like slang terms such as junkie. (Photo: ANI)

Heroine users don't like to be termed addicts'

Heroin users don't like to be called addicts: Study.

22 July 2019 11:12 AM IST

Cannabis recovered from the car by officials in Vizag. (Photo: ANI)

195 kg cannabis seized in Visakhapatnam; 1 arrested

The accused was arrested in a joint operation carried out by the local police and the excise officials based on a...

21 July 2019 7:59 PM IST

The study suggested that cannabis could lower opioid use. However, the researchers caution that more needs to be done to understand the potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Cannabis, an effective painkiller?

Marijuana has been found to be effective against insomnia and pain, reported a study.

3 July 2019 11:14 AM IST

Dillion even went on to praise Musk for his adventourous spirit, which makes him fit for a role in a porn movie involving weeds. (Photo: Joe Rogan Experience podcast)

Weed breath analyser gets USD 30 million in funding

Hound labs, the company developing the product, has already raised USD 30 million in funding.

29 Aug 2019 12:19 PM IST