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There is a long held belief, by many a stoner, that smoking marijuana poses no health threats, just possible legal troubles. Well, I hate to "bum anyone's high" but new studies indicate that regularly smoking pot poses an increased risk for cancer. It seems that smoking a doobie is bad for your lungs. Researchers in New Zealand found that smoking one joint is the equivalent of smoking 20 Read more
Why is it that every time I turn around lately, it seems there's a new perfume with a cannabis note being launched? I realize that to some extent it's just good marketing; people will buy anything that sounds illicit. But on the other hand, how many women sit around wishing they could smell like something typically associated with directionless twentysomethings who look like Seth Rogen? I have to Read more
Happy Friday — and welcome to 2012's rendition of the date 4/20! Even if you're not a part of America's cult cannabis movement, you'll still need to figure out what to eat for dinner tonight. Looking for something to munch on? Here are a few smoky, spicy recipes to light up your day. Read more
Confession time: I actually listened to Nancy Reagan back in the day, and I have never smoked pot. Whenever someone breaks out the weed, I dork out and worry about getting a contact high. A friend recently fired it up in my kitchen, and I spent the whole time airing out the apartment and trying to keep the cats away, lest they become red-eyed, Cheetos-devouring drug addicts. (Now who's Read more
Brooke Burke's totally doable and fun full-body workout — Fitness More on how Nike+'s FuelBand motivates movement — Geek.com Poser health foods to avoid — Real Simple Feeling low? Ten simple ways to improve your mood — Prevention Red or white? Your wine preference could affect your breast cancer risk — The Stir Get your health on and celebrate the Year of the Dragon — Fit Bottomed Read more
It turns out that although smoking a doobie on your front porch may be illegal, it might not be as bad for your lungs as previously thought. A recent study on marijuana users — and the largest study on this population every conducted — found that even though pot smokers tend to inhale deeply and hold the smoke in for as long as they can handle before coughing uncontrollably exhaling, Read more
Another day, another marijuana-themed perfume. The latest in technically legal fragrances is Rich Hippie Marijuana ($35), which purports to be "sweet, seductive and addictive floral with crushed Madagascan ylang ylang petals, Italian petitgrain and rose geranium petals." Sounds more floral than vegetal, but it's in good company. Fresh also has a pot-leaf scent, Cannabis Santal ($75), which bills Read more
The creative folks at Demeter Fragrance Library are at it again. (Yes, the same ones that brought us a cannabis-inspired cologne and many other unconventional scents.) The latest offering is seasonally appropriate: Virtual Thanksgiving ($36). If you love perfume and pie, you're in for a real treat, as the set includes a trio of gourmand fragrances that seem — seem being the operative word here Read more
Most of the people I know who smoke pot say that blazing up helps them mellow out and unwind from stress. Now, a new study is reporting that cannabis users suffer from mental health problems twice as much as non-users. Statistics Netherlands, the author of the study, surveyed almost 18,500 people over a two-year period — from 2007 to 2009. Of that group, 20 percent of male cannabis users said Read more
Aside from proposals to tax marijuana to ease budget gaps, the substance hasn't been much in the news since Michael Phelps was photographed smoking a spliff last year. A new Austrailian review of marijuana studies puts cannabis back in the spotlight. According to researchers down under, four percent of the adult population of the world got high in the year 2006 with marijuana use highest in the Read more
