Researchers got tiny worms high on cannabis to see how it affected their food preferences and found striking similarities between them and us. The discovery could lead to the development of targeted ...

It’s a well-known fact that using cannabis often leads to the “munchies,” prompting consumers to eat more and crave tasty, high-calorie foods. Now, a new study published in the journal Current Biology ...

A new study in Current Biology has found that nematode worms C. elegans have the same response to cannabinoids as humans do. The study found that the nematodes become hungrier for foods they like and ...

A new study has confirmed that pot-smoking bipeds are not the only creatures that get the munchies. Worms apparently experience cravings for their favorite snacks after consuming cannabis. Researchers ...

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This provided image shows a population of the roundworm C. elegans with an eyelash for scale. University of Oregon researchers soaked the worms in an endocannabinoid to study their response to food ...

Shawn Lockery was wrapping up a week of studies on the food preferences of worms in 2016 when he decided to perform a fun Friday afternoon experiment. Oregon had legalized recreational marijuana the ...

Last month, on the next to the last day of the legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly approved a bill that will legalize marijuana sales come July 1. Naturally this will lead to a number ...

Nematode worms seek out high-calorie food after they consume a cannabis-like substance, much like people who get the “munchies” after smoking marijuana. The finding suggests that cannabis hijacks an ...

Science’s favourite lab worm — Caenorhabditis elegans — gets the ‘munchies’ when it’s exposed to cannabis. After soaking in an endocannabinoid bath, worms placed in a simple maze preferred to nosh on ...

This provided image shows a population of the roundworm C. elegans with an eyelash for scale. University of Oregon researchers soaked the worms in an endocannabinoid to study their response to food ...