/oss/taxonomy/term/3443/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking/beneath-cbd-hype-lies-lot-uncertainty <p>Searching for CBD on the website of the SQDC returns nearly 1,000 search results. The SQDC is the Quebec-government-owned corporation responsible for selling recreational cannabis to the people. Like all plants, cannabis contains numerous naturally occurring chemicals, and one of them, cannabidiol (or CBD), has attracted a hazy halo of health benefits.</p> Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:17:10 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9746 at /oss /oss/article/medical/candy-cannabis-edibles-danger-children <hr /> <p><em>This article was originally posted in the <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-candy-like-cannabis-edibles-a-danger-to-children">Montreal Gazette.</a></em></p> <hr /> <p>Regardless of whether you favour or oppose legalization of marijuana, one hopes that we can all agree that we don’t want children to accidentally overdose on cannabis products. And yet the issue is becoming an increasingly common one.</p> Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:00:00 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 9308 at /oss /oss/article/health/getting-more-bhang-your-buck-cannabis-india <p>As of October 18<sup>th,</sup> 2019, edible (and drinkable) cannabis became <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/health/campaigns/cannabis/canadians.html#a4">legal</a> in Canada. And yet, almost 5 months later, legal cannabis stores have remarkably little selection. The SQDC (Quebec’s cannabis retailer) only started stocking cannabis beverages one week ago and only <a href="https://www.sqdc.ca/en-CA/beverages?origin=dropdown&c1=products&c2=beverages&clickedon=beverages">offers</a> three types of tea and one type of seltzer.</p> Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:05:25 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 8172 at /oss /oss/article/health/serious-concerns-about-vaping-and-e-cigarettes <hr /> <p>This article was first published in <a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-serious-concerns-about-vaping-and-e-cigarettes?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR02x_Z6q89ohNwkIBy_uAHD5HigoxKS18iCQ-h2rZ9lCCdTvfEKv0I6-0U#Echobox=1568746341">The Montreal Gazette.</a></p> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 16:25:59 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7934 at /oss /oss/article/health/its-best-avoid-cannabis-during-pregnancy <hr /> <p><em>​</em><em>This article was first published in</em><span> </span><a href="https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/christopher-labos-its-best-to-avoid-cannabis-during-pregnancy">The Montreal Gazette<span>.</span></a></p> Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:05:50 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7881 at /oss /oss/article/health-videos/right-chemistry-cannabis-research-has-come-long-way-reefer-madness <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"></div> Sat, 23 Mar 2019 15:11:15 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7664 at /oss /oss/article/did-you-know-environment/under-microscope-cannabis <p><img height="2489" width="2399" style="width: 600px; height: 623px;" class="file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/img_1559.jpg" alt="" /></p> <p><img height="2657" width="2613" style="width: 600px; height: 610px;" class="file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/img_0597.jpg" alt="" /></p> Wed, 06 Mar 2019 18:34:37 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7632 at /oss /oss/article/videos/cracked-science-20-major-media-company-behind-doobieous-cannabis-reporting <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"></div> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:03:32 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7468 at /oss /oss/article/health/cannabis-backward-glance <p>What’s the worst movie ever made? Let me put in a plug for the 1936 flick “Reefer Madness.” Disguised as a movie with a plot, this was actually a propaganda film to highlight the evils of marijuana smoking. “Women Cry for It, Men Die for It” screamed the promotional posters. Moviegoers would witness “drug-crazed abandon and the soul-destroying effects of killer marijuana.” The movie delivers some of the worst acting you’ll ever see, along with exaggerated allegations about the effects of smoking marijuana.  The thin plot focuses on a pair of upstanding teenagers who fall into the clutches o</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7395 at /oss /oss/article/health/woofer-madness-cannabis-companion-animals-and-what-legalization-means-your-pets <hr /> <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>Take-home message:</strong><br /> - THC is very dangerous to most companion animals<br /> - Medical cannabis has only a few uses in humans, and even fewer in animals<br /> - Cannabis, hemp or CBD treats, food or supplements are not approved or regulated by Health Canada. They are illegal and could be quite dangerous for your pets.</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 7396 at /oss /oss/article/health-technology-environment/unlocking-molecular-puzzle-cannabis <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>Take-home message:</strong><br /> - There is no evidence for the existence of GMO weed.<br /> - Genetic information shows that labels in cannabis shops (about strain, ancestry, and name) cannot be trusted.</p> <p>Despite what some chronic users may claim, the cannabis plant is not mystical. Like any living species, its cells house genes that encode proteins which, through an impressively choreographed dance influenced by the environment, yield a distinct organism.</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:34:59 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7391 at /oss