Democrat JB Pritzker says pardons represent first wave of thousands expected under state’s new marijuana legalization law

Adults tend to use cannabis more frequently if they had elevated depressive symptoms in adolescence, but this does not appear to be the case among adults with a history of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research.

The plant Cannabis sativa produces more than 400 chemicals, but only one, THC, gets you high. Or so it seems. A group of Italian researchers announced on December 30th the discovery of two new cannabinoids, chemicals produced by weed like THC and CBD.

Cannabis users performed better than those who never tried cannabis in a recent study that tested participants' working memory.

Heavy drinkers who also smoked cannabis were found to have a much lower chance of developing liver problems

Italy's supreme court has ruled that cultivating cannabis on a small scale for personal use is legal, in a landmark judgment expected to provoke controversy.

10 states have already legalized recreational use of marijuana (Michigan was the last on 1 Dec and Illinois will be next on 1 Jan). Will others jump on board sooner rather than later? What is the economic impact to those states where it is already legal?

The bill passed by the New York City Council was the latest in a series of steps to ease cannabis restrictions as efforts to legalize marijuana have stalled.

Long before marijuana became big business, a group of farmers headed to Humboldt County in One Good Year, which profiles a complete growing season in the remote backwoods.

The Senate today passed legislation that will address the racial disparities that are present in New York’s antiquated marijuana drug laws. New York’s existing marijuana laws disproportionately affect the African American and Latinx communities. This monumental legislation will decriminalize small amounts of marijuana and establish procedures for record expungements for both past and future convictions.

Research suggests marijuana really does give you the munchies

The warning comes as legal marijuana has grown into a $US10 billion ($14.8 billion) industry in the US with nearly two-thirds of states legalising it, mainly for medical uses.

With the growing legalization of marijuana, a number of research labs and startups are working to develop a breakthrough breathalyzer that can objectively determine whether or not a person is high. Here's why such a tool is required -- and when we can expect it to arrive.

New York brand Acabada says it’s the first CBD-infused activewear company.

Cannabis will be given full legalisation in Mexico before the end of this month, leaders of the south American nation's government have promised.

Mexico‘s Senate will vote for a bill to fully legalise marijuana in the next few days, a key lawmaker told Reuters, marking a major step towards changing the country’s approach to the drug by removing it as a source of income for violent drug gangs.

New study shows evidence of positive outcomes is scarce while symptoms can be The use of cannabis medicines to treat people with depression, anxiety, psychosis or other mental health issues cannot be justified because there is little evidence that they work or are safe, according to a major new study.

New research suggests cannabis may be helping Canadians cope with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Who needs flowers when you have greenery? When Coral and Mio tied the knot, they decided to change up the traditional champagne toast. Instead they opted for personalised Mr and Mrs bongs, taking puffs together and blowing smoke into the camera as photographer Rachel Artime snapped away.

Defining what this disease is and who has it has helped those investigating the outbreak understand what caused it.