Apple has recently made a decision to allow cannabis-centred apps on the app store. The new policy states that “licensed and otherwise legal cannabis dispensaries” are now able to work with Apple. This decision will potentially have an impact on the doctor-patient relationship, assisting doctors in finding the right dosages, as well as tracking effects...

Why do cannabinoids from the Cannabis plant interact with our body, and how do they produce the effects they do? That’s because the human body has its own cannabinoid system consisting of endocannabinoids (cannabinoids produced inside our body) and receptors. When functioning correctly these interactions can help the body maintain homeostasis. They also play an important...

Hemp can capture twice as much carbon as forests whilst providing raw material for carbon-negative biomaterials “Numerous studies estimate that hemp is one of the best CO2-to-biomass converters”, said Darshil Shah, a researcher at Cambridge University, in a recent interview with Dezeen. The plant is a variation of the Cannabis sativa plant, which contains very...

In the US, one-third of all states where cannabis laws have been eased have done so in the last 6 months alone. Cannabis laws around the globe have traditionally been very conservative in the past, as the plant and its influence on the human body were not yet well understood. However, with an ever-growing body...