Potential Health Effects of Heavy Metals in Cannabis Flower, Concentrates, Vape Devices, and Vape Emissions (2022)
Mike Van Dyke, PhD
Associate Professor, Center for Health, Work, and Environment, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Inhalation exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, nickel, mercury, and manganese can increase the risk for cancer as well as neurological, renal, cardiovascular, and hepatic outcomes. Smoking or vaping cannabis […]
Examining the adaptive roles of plant defensive chemistry on pest resistance in Cannabis sativa (2022)
Punya Nachappa, PhD
Associate Professor, Entomology, Department of Agricultural Biology, Colorado State University
Understanding how plants respond to insect herbivores can provide new insights into plant-insect chemical communication and coevolution and facilitate new approaches to crop protection. Cannabis is known for the presence of cannabinoids, which include Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) and more than 100 […]