Tag Archives: Recovery

What Current Research Tells Us About Cannabis and Autism Spectrum Disorder

By Tina Magrabi About 1 in 59 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), [...]

Guns or cannabis? Ohio patients must choose.

By Randy Tucker Guns or cannabis? That’s the choice facing some medical marijuana patients as [...]

The vast majority of medical marijuana users are using the drug for ‘severe pain’

By Ben Gutierrez On their websites and advertising, many of the dispensaries tout the plant’s [...]

This ER doctor is about to launch the first marijuana breathalyzer, and it could completely upend how we do drug testing

By Erin Brodwin California startup Hound Labs is getting ready to roll out the world’s [...]

Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Back on the Table

By Monique Judge Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Rep. [...]

It’s not all in your head — there’s a scientific reason why marijuana causes the munchies

Researchers believe THC stimulates a feeding hormone that increases a person's senses of smell and [...]

Prescription drug addiction: Could marijuana be the cure?

by Briona Haney REDDING, Calif. — Over the years, more and more people have become aware [...]

Why Does Cannabis Affect US All Differently?

By Michael Carroll Put eight people in a smoking circle, and you’ll see eight different [...]

A Growing Chorus of Big City Prosecutors Say No to Marijuana Convictions

By Shaila Dewan BALTIMORE — Baltimore has both the highest murder rate among the nation’s [...]

Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress

VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious [...]

States With Legal Medical Marijuana Have Lower Teen Use Rates, Large-Scale Study Finds

By Kyle Jaeger Contrary to often-expressed fears of marijuana legalization opponents, teens living in states that [...]

Key Moments From The First Marijuana Hearing Of The New Congress

By Kyle Jaeger The first marijuana hearing of the 116th Congress kicked off on Wednesday. A [...]

Colorado House unanimously passes bill on medical marijuana use for autism

By Associated Press DENVER (AP) – Colorado’s House has passed a bill allowing medical marijuana use [...]

Take Action on Senate Bill 420

Senator Ron Wyden has introduced legislation in the Senate S. 420 — The Marijuana Revenue [...]