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Cannabis & Mental Health: What the Evidence Actually Shows

Can cannabis help with mental health? A major 2026 Australian systematic review looked at every randomized trial available to find out. The answer depends entirely on which condition you're asking about — and the full picture is more nuanced than most headlines suggest.

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Last Week in Cannabis #7

Only 37% of Americans now think cannabis is dangerous, Michigan crossed $17 billion in total cannabis sales, and a 6,500-patient Minnesota study found medical cannabis significantly improved cancer symptoms. This week's US cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #6

US states have collected $15.8 billion in cannabis tax revenue in five years, Trump commuted two more federal cannabis sentences, and a Swiss clinical trial found regulated pharmacy access shifted users toward safer consumption without increasing use. This week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #5

Trump signed the hemp THC delay into law with December 11th now the hard deadline, the UK is moving toward its first formally authorized CBD products, and a study of 91,000 people found cannabis associated with lower risk of diabetes and hypertension. This week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #4

Canada set a new all-time monthly cannabis sales record in June — beating California for the first time. A hostile takeover bid for Aurora Cannabis is underway, and 17% of American adults now smoke cannabis. This week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #3

The full 2,533-page DEA rescheduling hearing transcript is now public — with government lawyers arguing cannabis can no longer stay in Schedule I. Plus Tilray expands globally and 200,000 Americans were arrested for cannabis last year. This week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #2

Canopy Growth posted its first across-the-board revenue growth in years, the US hemp THC ban heads to the House, and new research finds CBD may suppress a breast cancer receptor and produce antidepressant-like effects. Here's this week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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Last Week in Cannabis #1

A new study found cannabis legalization did not meaningfully increase youth hospitalizations, the US Senate delayed its hemp THC ban until December, and a clinical trial found CBD matched codeine for post-surgical pain relief. Here's this week's global cannabis news, simply explained.

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CBD and Anxiety-Simply Explained

"Does CBD actually help with anxiety?" is one of the most searched questions in the cannabis space. This review pulled together the best clinical evidence available to find out — here's the honest answer.

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Cannabis Extract and Chronic Back Pain-Simply Explained

A major clinical trial just gave cannabis the strongest pain research it's ever had — 820 people, 12 months, published in one of the world's top medical journals. Here's what it actually found, and why it doesn't mean what most headlines made it sound like.

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CBG and Rheumatoid Arthritis-Simply Explained

A new 2026 study looked at whether CBG — a lesser-known cannabinoid — could affect the immune cells that drive rheumatoid arthritis. The results were more specific than most cannabis research. Here's what it actually found, and what it doesn't mean for you yet.

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