2024-12-27T01:06:01-0600

Cannabis consumers may be familiar with the paranoia that can come from taking too many gummies or smoking too much weed. New research into cannabis reveals how a lemon-scented terpene d-limonene can ease anxiety without diminishing the high. Episode transcript: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/a-citrus-scented-cannabis-compound-reduces-anxiety-for-weed-users/ Email us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Science Quickly is produced by Rachel Feltman, Kelso Harper, Madison Goldberg and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was hosted by Rachel Feltman with guest Allison Parshall. Our show is edited by Elah Feder, Alexa Lim, Madison Goldberg and Anaissa Ruiz Tejada, with fact-checking by Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.