Decades of research show syringe programs are extremely effective at preventing infectious disease among intravenous drug users and referring them to treatment.

Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses ...

Once cannabis has hijacked the reward center, daily users have no destination in mind. Here's how parents maintain empathy for an addicted child.

Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expedite the reclassification of marijuana – an effort to increase research on its medical use but not fully legalize it.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Share on Pinterest A new study found that smoking cannabis before drinking led participants to drink less. Aaron McCoy/Getty Images Smoking cannabis before drinking can significantly curb how much ...

Phoenix leaders passed a new controversial rule to restrict how volunteers can provide medical treatment and needles to the ...

The Houston area may be on the verge of a medical cannabis milestone: its first state-licensed THC dispensaries. Earlier this week, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced that it would issue ...

Two new peer-reviewed studies are inviting people to rethink how cannabis interacts with aging, health and everyday behavior. One study reports that older adults with a history of cannabis use perform ...

Alabama approves medical marijuana licenses for four companies. Learn where dispensaries will open and what’s legal for ...

It’s an unusual side effect and one that’s recently been on the rise because of increased marijuana use: “scromiting.” ...