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Weed & exercise Part III: Can cardio make you fail a drug test?
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on January 17, 2024Read moreLeafly’s Nick Jikomes, Phd, explains it all.
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How THC impacts your heart, lungs & exercise performance
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on January 9, 2024Read moreCannabinoids & Exercise Part II.
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Here’s the euphoric chemistry behind your runner’s high
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on January 2, 2024Read moreHow & why the endocannabinoid system responds to physical activity.
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The 7 most important cannabis research studies of 2023
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on December 19, 2023Read moreThe kids are alright. Weed isn’t making people crazy. Terpenes aren’t all that. And more.
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The nose knows: Time to free your mind from THC and terp scores
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on December 19, 2023Read moreHere’s why 2023 became the year we saw beyond both THC and terpenes.
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Cannabinoids, diet & metabolism: The science linking food, hunger & cannabinoids
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on November 8, 2023Read moreYou really are what you eat, Leafly reader. We know that after you smoke weed, you will eat more in the moment—but as it turns out, you won’t necessarily gain weight in the long-run. Hey, the neuroscience of hunger and weed is complicated. Just in time for turkey day, Leafly’s Nick Jikomes, PhD, provides dietary […]
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Cannabinoids, pain, anxiety & fear: The biology of negative emotion
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on October 12, 2023Read moreNeuroscientist & plant chemistry researcher Dr. Nick Jikomes explains why weed gives some people The Fear—and why it’s sometimes beneficial to face it. Hip surgeries are painful. Patients require potent pain medication afterwards, often for extended periods. Some years ago, a woman named Jo Cameron had hip surgery but responded in a strange way: she […]
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Cannabinoids and the gut microbiome
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on October 2, 2023Read moreCannabis may help or hurt G-I issues, depending on several factors.
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Hop latent viroid (HLV): What is it & How is it affecting marijuana growers?
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on September 11, 2023Read moreNeuroscientist & plant chemistry researcher Dr. Nick Jikomes breaks down what we know about the infection decimating cannabis across North America. Across North America, something called Hop Latent Viroid (HLV) is wreaking havoc. This virus-like infection can make plants sickly and destroy harvests. It’s highly contagious. Studies have estimated that perhaps 40% of cannabis flower […]
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Science of Delta-8-THC vs. Delta-9-THC: Chemistry, Effects, Potency & Production
Nick Jikomes, PhD - Published on August 11, 2023Read moreLearn the subtle differences between these trending compounds.
