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As California prepares for expanded use of marijuana, UC Davis is offering courses in the science of the drug to boost awareness of its affect on the body. The courses, called Physiology of Cannabis, are believed to be the first of their type in the University of California system. They join...

Nashville, TN - A state lawmaker filed a bill designed to end the marijuana ordinances passed by Nashville and Memphis in 2016. House Criminal Justice Committee Chairman William Lamberth, a republican, filled House Bill 173. The bill specifically says that cities and towns cannot pass...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) may believe marijuana is as harmful as heroin, but the science community is backing down on demonizing marijuana. The National Academy of Sciences released a new report last week that reviewed 10,000 scientific abstracts and reached nearly 100...

The legalization movement scored some big wins on election night. California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada said "yes" to recreational pot, while Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota OK'd medical marijuana. As it happens, much of the language in these newly enacted measures mirrors...

The number of people dying in Tennessee from drug overdoses has risen dramatically in the past 15 years, and some experts say one reason could be Tennessee's strict laws on marijuana. More than 1,400 people died from drug overdoses in the state in 2015, almost four times more than the amount...

Sao Paulo: Brazilian healthcare regulator Anvisa on Monday said it had issued the country's first license for sale of a cannabis-based drug in the country after years of legal wrangling with patients. The multiple sclerosis treatment, an oral spray derived from marijuana and developed by...

Bundaberg's One Nation candidate says it's time to make medicinal marijuana available to those in need and she will will advocate for ready and affordable access to the drug, if elected to the seat of Bundaberg. Dr Jane Truscott said the drug had been shown to be effective in providing relief...

Three of Trump's cabinet picks are god-awful as far as ending the war on marijuana is concerned, but two other potential presidential appointments are – like Mark Twain's description of Wagner's music – better than they sound. The god-awfuls include Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney...

A pair of lawmakers want to make Rhode Island the ninth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than with a ballot initiative, they said on Tuesday. State Senator Joshua Miller and state Representative Scott Slater, both Democrats...

Marijuana sales in Colorado topped $1 billion last year. That may have triggered an upswing in the sale of another product: synthetic urine, which helps users fool employers and parole officers in drug tests. State Rep. Jon Becker, a Fort Morgan Republican, is concerned about the fraudulent...

The Drug Enforcement Administration heads the nation's drug war. As part of that, it's done a lot to push messaging that marijuana is dangerous – at times struggling to admit that pot isn't as dangerous as heroin. On Tuesday, the DEA's Twitter account put out a chart making the case for why...

As the Rutgers University athletics department awaits the results of an NCAA investigation, Scarlet Knight athletes are nearly halfway through their first season under a new drug policy. According to a report from NJ.com, the new policy makes several changes for the newest Big 10 member...

When senior research scientist Suman Chandra first came to the University of Mississippi's National Center for Natural Products Research in 2001, he had no idea that he would be involved in one of the most pivotal programs in the School of Pharmacy's history. Chandra, who has extensive...

Albania has become a major cannabis growing region. The police seem to have no power over the situation. Is the Balkan nation losing the battle against the illegal drug trade? Lindita Arapi reports from Albania. A bumpy road full of puddles from the last rainfall leads to a row of shacks near...

Four years ago, two states broke with the federal government regarding marijuana policy. Colorado and Washington decided simple possession, cultivation, purchase and private use of marijuana by adults is no longer a criminal issue. These victories initially led the way for Oregon, Alaska and...

Baby boomers are getting high in increasing numbers, reflecting growing acceptance of marijuana as treatment for various medical conditions, according to a study published recently in the journal Addiction. The findings reveal overall use among the 50-and-older study group increased...

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The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law. Q: How has the law changed through the years regarding marijuana? A: When looking at the history of marijuana in the United States, some might say how we treat...

Mexican advocates for drug reform are voicing alarm about the country's widening gap with the United States on marijuana legislation, as criminal violence surges again south of the border. Tens of thousands have been killed over the years in Mexico, on the front line of a U.S.-led war on...

In 2016, more countries legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal or recreational purposes. Marijuana, or cannabis, is "the most widely cultivated, produced, trafficked and consumed drug worldwide," according to the World Drug Report, but its legality has long been a topic of debate...