Lucy Chester et al.
@lachester.bsky.social
Post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr Didier Jutras-Aswad at the CRCHUM, Universite de Montreal, Canada.
Researching all aspects of the non-therapeutic use of cannabis.
Researching all aspects of the non-therapeutic use of cannabis.
A fundamental question of how CBD interacts with THC is how it affects the levels of THC in the blood - the pharmacokinetics. Our new meta-analysis found that CBD can actually increase the overall levels of THC in the blood. But it's even more interesting for 11-OH-THC. 1/8
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August 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
A fundamental question of how CBD interacts with THC is how it affects the levels of THC in the blood - the pharmacokinetics. Our new meta-analysis found that CBD can actually increase the overall levels of THC in the blood. But it's even more interesting for 11-OH-THC. 1/8
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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I can highly recommend @hopenothate.org.uk ‘s report Race Science Inc. as a good starting place to understand how a eugenicist like Nathan Cofnas can get hired at two prestigious universities over more qualified candidates. This is a major far right project to give the academy’s legitimacy to them.
Race Science Inc. | HOPE not hate
Undercover in The Human Diversity Foundation, the million-dollar race science company
investigations.hopenothate.org.uk
August 22, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I can highly recommend @hopenothate.org.uk ‘s report Race Science Inc. as a good starting place to understand how a eugenicist like Nathan Cofnas can get hired at two prestigious universities over more qualified candidates. This is a major far right project to give the academy’s legitimacy to them.
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This network has been running for many years now and has big American money behind it. Cofnas is just one of their guys and they are all over the world.
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss
Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This network has been running for many years now and has big American money behind it. Cofnas is just one of their guys and they are all over the world.
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A lot of people are asking me how Nathan Cofnas was hired, UGent professor Bouke de Vries invited him to UGent. Bourke and Cofnas are part of the same global network to mainstream eugenics and far right academics. Of course funded by Peter Thiel and other rich far right activists.
The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
bylinetimes.com
August 22, 2026 at 8:38 PM
A lot of people are asking me how Nathan Cofnas was hired, UGent professor Bouke de Vries invited him to UGent. Bourke and Cofnas are part of the same global network to mainstream eugenics and far right academics. Of course funded by Peter Thiel and other rich far right activists.
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Also it is important to highlight the letter leads with the fact Nathan Cofnas is committing academic fraud by instead of working on what he was hired to do, he is working on race science and his revolution.
August 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Also it is important to highlight the letter leads with the fact Nathan Cofnas is committing academic fraud by instead of working on what he was hired to do, he is working on race science and his revolution.
What's so frustrating is that these are not just established facts, they're common sense.
The easiest thing to do is to label by appearance. Those labels can then become discriminators. The sheer wrongness of such thinking has been demonstrated scientifically so many times that it is clear it only persists as a human failing, a lazy weapon, a reason to divide.
August 24, 2026 at 4:15 PM
What's so frustrating is that these are not just established facts, they're common sense.
Interesting stuff!
"New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users"
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"New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users"
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New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Despite getting “the munchies,” people who frequently use cannabis are leaner and less prone to diabetes than those who don’t. University of California, Irvine researchers have now uncovered a possibl...
medschool.uci.edu
July 17, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Interesting stuff!
"New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users"
medschool.uci.edu/news/new-res...
"New research may explain why, despite “the munchies,” frequent cannabis users are leaner than non-users"
medschool.uci.edu/news/new-res...
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Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...
September 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Latest work from the lab led by Hakan Kayir: Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Dose Dependently Blocks or Substitutes for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a Drug Discrimination Task in Rats www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...
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New #MonitoringTheFuture @mtfstudy.bsky.social Panel study results are now available!
Full report on data from 1976-2024: monitoringthefuture.org/panelresults...
news.umich.edu/nicotine-pou...
Full report on data from 1976-2024: monitoringthefuture.org/panelresults...
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Nicotine pouch, cannabis, vaping, psychedelic use on the rise among US adults
The percentage of young and midlife adults using nicotine pouches significantly increased last year, while cannabis use, vaping and the use of psychedelic drugs are at or near all-time highs, accordin...
news.umich.edu
August 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
New #MonitoringTheFuture @mtfstudy.bsky.social Panel study results are now available!
Full report on data from 1976-2024: monitoringthefuture.org/panelresults...
news.umich.edu/nicotine-pou...
Full report on data from 1976-2024: monitoringthefuture.org/panelresults...
news.umich.edu/nicotine-pou...
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This past week at #CannabinoidGRC2025 reminded me why I love being in research. Cutting-edge science, great chats, and a beautiful setting to top it all off. Big thank you to @drjkhokhar.bsky.social and Ceclilia Hillard for organising Cannabis Summer Camp. Already looking forward to the next one!
August 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This past week at #CannabinoidGRC2025 reminded me why I love being in research. Cutting-edge science, great chats, and a beautiful setting to top it all off. Big thank you to @drjkhokhar.bsky.social and Ceclilia Hillard for organising Cannabis Summer Camp. Already looking forward to the next one!
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And just like that #CannabinoidGRC2025 comes to an end! Big thank you to all the attendees and speakers and congrats to @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social and @ryanmcpickle.bsky.social on their selection as chairs for the 2029 meeting!
August 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
And just like that #CannabinoidGRC2025 comes to an end! Big thank you to all the attendees and speakers and congrats to @mayoonthebrain.bsky.social and @ryanmcpickle.bsky.social on their selection as chairs for the 2029 meeting!
Great article by Amir Englund that summarises the current issues (and successes) of cannabis legalisation in the US: theconversation.com/what-are-the...
What are the lessons from America’s great cannabis liberalisation experiment?
Nearly half of US states allow the recreational use of cannabis.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Great article by Amir Englund that summarises the current issues (and successes) of cannabis legalisation in the US: theconversation.com/what-are-the...