Posts Tagged: cannabis

New study reveals alarming trend of nicotine vaping among high school students

April 4, 2023

More than a quarter of Canadian high school students report having vaped, and 12 per cent have exclusively smoked vapes…

New Western-led study shows cannabis use in adolescents linked with anxiety, memory loss

December 20, 2022

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry researchers have shown that chronic exposure during adolescence to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component…

Research shows real risks associated with cannabis exposure during pregnancy

January 17, 2020

A new study from researchers at Western University and Queen’s University definitively shows that regular exposure to THC, the main…

Cannabis study reveals how CBD offsets the psychiatric side-effects of THC

September 30, 2019

Researchers at Western University have shown for the first time the molecular mechanisms at work that cause cannabidiol, or CBD,…

Western University cannabis experts available to speak with media

October 17, 2018

With cannabis officially legal in Canada today the following multidisciplinary experts from Western University are available to speak with the…

Western Education receives funding for cannabis education

June 13, 2018

Western University’s Faculty of Education has received $99,000 from the Public Health Agency of Canada to work with stakeholders on…