Marijuana is far from a “silver bullet” for various illnesses, but it has some promising applications, scientists say ...

Adolescents who will eventually experiment with marijuana score higher on behaviors of intelligence. Teens who were exposed ...

Recently Dr. Salomeh Keyhani, a UCSF professor of medicine, had a visit with an older patient with heart disease who mentioned they were smoking cannabis regularly. That's concerning, she said to the ...

As a psychiatrist and addiction medicine physician, I am surprised that some patients and their families still believe marijuana is a benign and innocuous substance. Over the past several years, I ...

While marijuana is becoming legal in some parts of the country, new research points out dangers, including just how addictive it can be for teens, and why it's more potent than ever before. This study ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Several menopause symptoms, including alterations in mood, were significantly associated with women’s use of cannabis in the past month, particularly for those who met the criteria of ...

Even in states, from Maine to California, that have legalized cannabis, researchers have published paper after paper showing its risks, particularly to heavy or daily users. I do not mean the munchies ...

A 320-page lawsuit filed Monday takes aim at companies that sell legal marijuana in Illinois and many other states, claiming ...

A federal lawsuit accuses three big cannabis companies of lying about pot’s medical benefits and hiding its serious harms.

The combination of increased use and collateral health effects of recreational marijuana raises the questions of how government should educate the public and whether it should discourage or limit ...

After years of backing the legalization of marijuana in the U.S., The New York Times changed course in an editorial published Tuesday. In the piece, entitled "It’s Time for America to Admit That It ...