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Joint operation: Cops blame rats for missing marijuana from Nagpur...

A senior officer blamed the furry rodents for the disappearance of a haul of drugs from a warehouse at Nagpur railway...

22 March 2017 4:52 PM IST

Recent studies have shown that regular use of skunk and other potent forms of the drug can dramatically increase the risk of suffering psychosis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regulate cannabis potency to reduce psychosis risk

Most users of old-style herbal and resin cannabis are unlikely to suffer mental health problems.

2 March 2017 9:25 AM IST

The locals who are participating in this campaign, are concerned about the degrading condition of the youth thanks to the drug. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

Himachal women start campaign to destroy cannabis plantation

Over 60 percent of the poppy and cannabis produced in Himachal Pradesh is smuggled out to countries like Israel, Italy...

21 May 2017 3:49 PM IST

Gaurav, a student of the Hindu college, was named as the kingpin of the racket by the NCB, which added that the charas was being allegedly sourced by these students from Himachal Pradesh. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

4 students of top Delhi colleges arrested as part of new year drugs...

The NCB has also seized 1.14 kg of charas and three LSD blot papers that would have been probably supplied to the new...

30 Dec 2017 3:53 PM IST

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Small doses of medical marijuana help relieve stress: study

The doses used in the study produce effects that are equivalent to only a few puffs of a cannabis cigarette.

5 Jun 2017 11:57 AM IST

Cannabis products help when antiepileptic drug side-effects are intolerable to the patients. (Photo: Pixabay)

16-yr-old cannabis addict stabs mother, severs genitals in UK

The young addict had delusions of people living inside the walls of his house and he slept with a tennis racket fearing...

3 Jun 2017 7:32 PM IST

Marijuana is already easily available and hence many are getting easily hooked on to it.

Study finds Cannabis ingredient may hold promise as antipsychotic...

Most common forms of psychosis are schizophrenia, which affects more than 21 million people worldwide, and bipolar...

18 Dec 2017 9:25 AM IST

Although it is still unclear exactly how CBD works, it acts in a different way to antipsychotic medication (Photo: AFP)

Antipsychotic medicine may be developed from ingredient found in...

The study indicated that CBD may be effective in psychosis: patients treated with CBD showed a significant reduction in...

15 Dec 2017 7:49 PM IST

The teacher was arrested and charged with four misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. (Photo: Pixabay)

Police: Substitute teacher encouraged students to smoke pot

The school district is cooperating fully with police.

2 Dec 2017 3:28 PM IST

Bipolar symptoms such as periods of elated mood, over-active and excited behaviour, and reduced need for sleep. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cannabis use may up risk of bipolar symptoms in young adults

Researchers from the University of Warwick in the UK found that adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor...

3 Dec 2017 9:00 AM IST

Marijuana grows at a medical marijuana cultivation centre in Albion, Illinois. (Photo: AP )

Israel takes first step in exporting medical marijuana

In January, Israel moved toward decriminalizing small-scale personal use of marijuana and authorities are supportive of...

6 Feb 2017 9:37 AM IST

Gifting up to one ounce of Marijuana is legal though (Photo: AP)

Delhi: 2 men jailed for 10 years for possessing 240 kg of marijuana

The investigators acted on a tip-off that a huge quantity of drugs was being transported in a truck.

21 April 2017 5:58 PM IST