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Researchers “taught” yeast how to make THC and CBD

Researchers at the University of Berkeley discovered a way to produce cannabinoids using bio engineered yeasts that after feeding produce THC and CBD, as well as other, previously unknown cannabinoids. By adding marijuana genes to “ordinary” domestic yeast, which convert sugars into alcohol, they also …

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Can cannabis drugs solve the opioid crisis in the US?

President Donald Trump, despite his many disputed decisions, on October 26, 2017, recognized the epidemic of opioid addiction as a threat to public health. It is a pity that instead of taking the methods of treatment and counteraction, he prefers to use the ineffective policy …

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