Is It Plausible? We do not know for certain whether or not marijuana use can result in the death of brain cells. There is a need for additional studies to determine whether or not the various methods of consumption, such as smoking, electronic cigarettes, and consuming edibles, each have a unique impact on the general health…
Marijuana, also known as cannabis, weed, grass, or in our uniquely South African vocabulary, dagga, is one of those highly contested substances that sees many people divided regarding whether it is positive, negative, hazardous, beneficial, or just a component of life that some individuals want to enjoy and others decide not to enjoy. However, we…
After decades of being a compound that was thought to be illegal, there is now a legal and cultural movement to reevaluate marijuana’s standing as a drug. According to recent polls, the vast majority of Americans support legalising marijuana for either recreational or medical purposes. As a result, many states have made the decision to legalise…
Magic mushrooms or “Shrooms”, the contain psilocybin which is a psychedelic drug that has been successfully tested to treat anxiety and depression and may even help with substance addictions. A global drug survey of 2017 polled 120,000 people in 50 countries across the world to discover that magic mushrooms were the safest recreational drug you…
Canadian researchers think that a special strain of cannabis they have been working with might potentially be a valuable tool in the fight against COVID-19. Dr Olga and Igor Kovalchuk from the Canadian University of Lethbridge have been involved in cannabis research since 2015 and have collected a number of different varieties worldwide from which…
Jut is a classic South African mixed-race cannabis that is ubiquitous throughout Southern Africa. It often carries the connotation of being a “low grade” or junk weed that is only smoked in desperate times or when someone forgot to bring the top shelf stuff to the braai. However, if you are that random dude buying…
In the early hours of Friday morning, Julian Stobbs was fatally shot at the Dagga Couple’s home near Lanseria in what appears to have been an armed robbery. Not much is known at this point other than that Julian was shot in his bedroom during the robbery and that mobile phones and other items were…
When tobacco serves as a fantastic companion crop when grown alongside cannabis plants as it fends off many unwanted ganja destroying gogoas, bugs and pests. This natural defence comes largely from nicotine found inside tobacco leaves. Tobacco is easy to grow and contains the natural insecticide nicotine. Nicotine solutions can be produced by running a…
John Oliver’s overview of cannabis in the United States quite candidly reflects the absurdity of cannabis legislation worldwide. Many of these US-based “war on drugs” campaigns and initiatives have been a resounding failure, added to criminality and victimisation of “minority groups” (Black and Hispanic people) in the United States. The history of cannabis in South…
In Canada Cannabis is legal for recreational, commercial and medicinal use. Medicinal cannabis was legalized across Canada on 30 July 2001 under a number of conditions. Seed, grain, and fibre production were permitted under licence by Health Canada and finally, the Cannabis Act came into effect on 17 October 2018 making Canada the second country…