You might have seen it in your neighborhood health store, your local spa or your corner coffee shop. CBD, aka cannabidiol, is getting mixed into cocktails, lotions and drinks.
But what is CBD, exactly? Does it have real health benefits? Is it even safe?
To get a better understanding of the compound, TIME spoke to two scientists on the cutting edge of CBD research: Dr. Esther Blessing, an associate professor of psychiatry at New York University, and Margaret Haney, professor of neurobiology at Columbia University Medical Center and director of the university’s Marijuana Research Laboratory. Read More...
A floating light. A ghost named Jack. An angry devil.
And… a pumpkin?
Though jack-o’-lanterns are now an American cultural icon of Halloween, their symbolism is quite recent — and the story of how they came to be is a complicated one. The custom of carving a face into a pumpkin for Halloween is an American amalgamation of different European autumnal customs and an old piece of spooky folklore, explains Lesley Bannatyne, an author of five books on Halloween history, literature and culture. Read More...
Glad that they will have an opportunity to attend an interview with the bank for the positions of call center operators, the youths trooped into Lagos, some from other states only realized that the notification was a mere prank. Eyewitnesses who saw the throng of job seekers converging at the address given for the interview, said there were many frustrated youths who had hoped to get an opportunity of getting employment. Read More...
