cannabis

Ask people on the street about the effect cannabis has on your mind and body, and you're bound to hear a wide range of answers. "It gets you high." "It makes you feel good." "It makes you hungry." "It makes you feel paranoid." "It eases your pain." And yet your everyday person...

Ask people on the street about the effect cannabis has on your mind and body, and you're bound to hear a wide range of answers. "It gets you high." "It makes you feel good." "It makes you hungry." "It makes you feel paranoid." "It eases your pain." And yet your everyday person...

Wherever you think it falls on the Reefer Madness to Miracle Drug spectrum, marijuana is quickly - some say finally - gaining a measure of acceptance in the American mainstream. Marijuana is a pain reliever. It can increase appetite and stave off nausea. It reduces inflammation. It can control...

Frank Lucido, a California physician, received a phone call in 2012 from a doctor in Colorado. Like Lucido — one of California's best-known cannabis-friendly physicians — the Colorado doctor had been writing recommendations for medical marijuana, the paperwork required for patients to access...

Frank Lucido, a California physician, received a phone call in 2012 from a doctor in Colorado. Like Lucido — one of California's best-known cannabis-friendly physicians — the Colorado doctor had been writing recommendations for medical marijuana, the paperwork required for patients to access...

Cloverdale this week took the penultimate step to becoming the first city in Sonoma County to impose a local tax on marijuana-related businesses. With medical marijuana becoming more regulated and with the likelihood California voters will legalize pot in November, Cloverdale is looking to...

Dear Stoner: How long have people been getting high on marijuana? - Sean in Lakewood Dear Sean: Recorded cultivation of cannabis for fiber goes back as far as 7,000 years in some parts of the world - that much we know. As for how long humans have been getting stoned, that's something we're...

As you can probably imagine, becoming a producer, and seller, of medical cannabis can get a bit complicated. The most recent licensing requirements released by the New Mexico Department of Health, which runs the state Medical Cannabis Program, are nearly 20,000 words long. With the recent...

As you can probably imagine, becoming a producer, and seller, of medical cannabis can get a bit complicated. The most recent licensing requirements released by the New Mexico Department of Health, which runs the state Medical Cannabis Program, are nearly 20,000 words long. With the recent...

In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize cannabis for recreational use.[1] This movement was supported by former President José Pepe Mujica in an effort to regularize "a clandestine market."[2] Mujica argued that legalization "is a measure against...drug [dealers]." "We...

Oftentimes, we don't know the answer even when it's right in our face. There has been a torrent of news about fentanyl, the deadly opioid that killed Prince. Our country is awash in this stuff, and it's killing us. Here's the skeleton narrative: drug manufacturers use opioids to create...

Oftentimes, we don't know the answer even when it's right in our face. There has been a torrent of news about fentanyl, the deadly opioid that killed Prince. Our country is awash in this stuff, and it's killing us. Here's the skeleton narrative: drug manufacturers use opioids to create...

Masamitsu Yamamoto, a man with advanced liver cancer who fought for medical use of marijuana while on trial for drug possession, died of liver failure on Monday. He was 58. The former chef from Kanagawa Prefecture had crusaded for the government to permit medical use of marijuana, which is...

Masamitsu Yamamoto, a man with advanced liver cancer who fought for medical use of marijuana while on trial for drug possession, died of liver failure on Monday. He was 58. The former chef from Kanagawa Prefecture had crusaded for the government to permit medical use of marijuana, which is...

Over my career, I've helped build and deploy weapon systems, music videos, mainstream movies, pornography, firearms and sex toys. But when I co-founded Gateway, an accelerator for startups in the cannabis industry, many friends responded by saying, "I never thought you'd do a thing like that!"...

The US government's cool with weed now - as long as it's fake. Early this month the Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever liquid formulation of dronabinol, which is synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Sold under the brand name...

The US government's cool with weed now - as long as it's fake. Early this month the Food and Drug Administration approved the first ever liquid formulation of dronabinol, which is synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive compound in cannabis. Sold under the brand name...

The first medicinal marijuana dispensary will open Tuesday morning in Tallahassee. But parents and patients had to wait two years, one month, one week and three days since Gov. Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Cannabis Medical Act of 2014. The 2014 bill was designed to help children with a...

The first medicinal marijuana dispensary will open Tuesday morning in Tallahassee. But parents and patients had to wait two years, one month, one week and three days since Gov. Rick Scott signed the Compassionate Cannabis Medical Act of 2014. The 2014 bill was designed to help children with a...

To the editor: William D. Barry's July 14 letter regarding his opposition to legalizing cannabis is little more than typical fear-mongering under the guise of "protecting" youth. Blaming cannabis for opiate addiction is like blaming Coke for all the diabetics. Many people drink Coke every day...