A Tennessee surgeon has endured death threats -- and faced backlash from angry patients -- after showing support for NFL protesters on social media.Dr. Eugene Gu posted a photo of himself kneeling in...

NBC News commissioned laboratory tests of knock-off marijuana vapes that found a pesticide linked to hydrogen cyanide in 10 out 10 products.

Described as the largest donation to cannabis research, the money — from an investor in the marijuana industry — aims to fill huge gaps in knowledge of the drug’s effects.

People often tolerate cannabis better than the pharmaceutical alternatives, leading to better symptom control, less toxicity and improved quality of life.

Financial analysts say they expect the expansion of the marijuana legalization movement will continue to post a “significant threat” to the alcohol industry, citing survey data that suggests more...

An Ashland doctor was arrested Tuesday and accused of punching a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, authorities said.

The ban is preemptive – none of Ohio's licensed processors uses the additive in its marijuana vape oils.

People gather for a ‘smoke-in’ at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate after partial legalisation comes into effect

Richardson, a gold-medal favorite in the women’s 100 meters, was suspended for a month, putting in doubt an appearance at the Tokyo Olympics.

U.S. voters overwhelmingly voted for progressive drug laws. President-elect Joe Biden wants to decriminalize cannabis use federally. So what’s going to happen next?

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Carl Sagan liked to smoke weed. His essay on why is fascinating.

US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall has been stripped of her recent national indoor title and hit with a one-month suspension after a positive test for cannabis, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)...

For the first time ever, Americans are using more weed than alcohol on a daily basis. Is that a risky trend? Here’s what the experts say.

A United Nations commission voted to remove marijuana for medical use from a list of the most risky narcotics, such as heroin.

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Lester Grinspoon, a leading drug policy reformer who died yesterday at the age of 92, was an optimist. "Whatever the cultural conditions that have made it

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Local authorities in Bern have voted in favor of the controlled and legal sale of cocaine

Marijuana legalization has been “associated with a decline in beer sales,” suggesting a substitution effect where consumers shift from one product to the other, according to a new Canadian study. As...

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People increasingly view smoking marijuana or being exposed to secondhand cannabis smoke as safer than smoking or being near tobacco smoke, according to a new study published by the American Medical...

More scientific research is needed to fully document the public health, medical and economic consequences tied to cannabis use.

"How did this happen?" he asked himself "I am a board-certified physician. Now, I’m a drug addict struggling to stay alive."

Charlotte Figi, the Colorado Springs girl who, as a gleeful and fragile child, launched a movement that led to sweeping changes in marijuana laws across the globe, has died from […]

Marijuana activists say Dr. Lester Grinspoon, the author of "Marijuana Reconsidered," was unfairly denied a full professorship at Harvard Medical School twice because of his views about cannabis.

Gino Kenny TD and Dr Bobby Smyth debate whether cannabis should be legalised in Ireland

A Superior Court judge ruled that Gov. Charlie Baker’s emergency regulations banning the sale of all vaping products “are very likely invalid” as they relate to medical marijuana …

For the first time ever, Americans are using more weed than alcohol on a daily basis. Is that a risky trend? Here’s what the experts say.

Voters in red and blue states may be in accord on nothing else, but they passed measures to liberalize drug laws.

US cannabis expert Dr Peter Grinspoon has joined the first international chain of clinics to support access to cannabis care and education across the globe. International medical cannabis clinic, Q2...

He believed pot was dangerous until his research convinced him otherwise. He then became a leading proponent of legalization.

Decision that weakened power of government regulatory agencies sows confusion to already chaotic cannabis law

South Africa’s president has signed a bill to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation by adults. President Cyril Ramaphosa gave his approval to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act (CfPPA) on...

“There is very little data to justify how these drugs are being used and why they should be in the top 10 in sales,” a researcher said.