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by Lorena Anderson, University of California – Merced edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemical Research in Toxicology (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.4c00448 In addition to being used recreationally, marijuana and cannabidiol, or CBD, one of the cannabinoids produced by the marijuana plant, are thought to have medical benefits, such as helping with chemotherapy-induced nausea, treating

When researchers from Yale and Duke University analyzed numerous brands of popular vaping products, they found that a majority contained neotame, an artificial sweetener that is 7,000-13,000 times sweeter than table sugar. In addition to concerns about whether the chemical is contained in many products, “little to nothing” is known about its health effects when inhaled. Image