/oss/taxonomy/term/3446/all en /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-1"></div> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:03:32 +0000 Jonathan Jarry, MSc 7468 at /oss /oss/article/health/medical-uses-cannabis <p>The reality is that marijuana’s designation as an illegal substance has really limited the amount of research done on the subject and most claims simply have no evidence one way or the other.</p> Thu, 18 Oct 2018 18:09:09 +0000 Christopher Labos MD, MSc 7398 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