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He Said, She Said

August 18, 2026

Richard Stockton talks with Washington State University psychologist Carrie Cuttler about research into how cannabis may affect men and women differently—from appetite and memory to pain tolerance.

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Altered States

Smoke or Vape?

Smoking remains the classic cannabis ritual, but dry-herb vaporizers may reduce exposure to tar, carbon monoxide and other combustion byproducts. Richard Stockton weighs the pleasures, health concerns and practical tradeoffs.

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Psychedelics Grow Up

The Santa Cruz Psychedelic Society relaunches with author Abbie Rosner and a discussion of how psychedelics may help older adults reconsider aging, purpose and mortality.

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Safe Vapes?

For most of my sixty years with cannabis, there was one delivery system: Fire. Roll a joint, light it, inhale, hold until you cough,...

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