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What's the standard line on President Donald Trump these days? That he's an erratic creature of no fixed commitments and no stable policy objectives? Not so fast. In fact, Trump's entire administration can be understood through the lens of his weird, consistent, unwavering adherence to a 1980s...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for both doctors and patients for approaching medical marijuana use? What is your ideal vision of its future? ANSWER: I look at marijuana as a potentially useful medicinal plant that has several potential downsides. One of the downsides is an...

An oil derived from the marijuana plant sharply reduces violent seizures in young people suffering from a rare, severe form of epilepsy, according to a study published Wednesday that gives more hope to parents who have been clamoring for access to the medication. Cannabidiol cut the median...

Legalized marijuana is throwing a learning curve at Northwest Arkansas' criminal justice system. Police must be trained to determine whether a driver is impaired by his medical marijuana use. Courts must adjust zero-tolerance policies to account for legal use. And some worry about how to stop...

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a return to federal drug policies that, beginning in the 1980's, led to mass incarceration and the dubious distinction of making the United States the world's biggest jailer. The policies that comprised the "War on Drugs" incurred enormous...

Canberra: A former Australian beautician arrived in Brisbane on Sunday after being released from jail in Bali, Indonesia, following a drug-trafficking conviction that earned her the title of "marijuana queen". Schapelle Corby was arrested in 2004 at the Bali airport for possessing 4.2 kg of...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recent memo to federal prosecutors that instructs them to charge and pursue mandatory minimum sentences whenever possible – including for all drug cases – generated a wave of backlash among bipartisan criminal justice reform groups, some state and local...

The Czech Republic’s State Institute for Drug Control is once again looking for a supplier of medicinal cannabis. Companies interested in the 6.36 million contract can register for the tender by July 6, the head of the State Drug Administration Zdeněk Blahuta told the Czech News Agency on...

A highly anticipated clinical trial has shown that treating patients with epilepsy with a compound derived from marijuana can significantly reduce and, in some cases, eliminate seizures in children and young adults. In the study, children and young adults with a rare and debilitating form of...

Americans like their marijuana in the morning. More cannabis consumers in the United States smoke a joint within an hour of waking up than cannabis consumers in any other country, according to a new report released Wednesday, May 24, by the Global Drug Survey. The 2017 survey of global drug...

France’s ministry of health announced Thursday that it has approved a cannabis-based mouth spray known as Sativex, a move that brings Paris into line with 17 other European countries, which allow marijuana to be prescribed for medical reasons. Cannabis-based medicines have been banned from the...

An experimental drug derived from cannabis to treat epilepsy is on the brink of becoming the first of its kind to win US government approval. The drug's active ingredient is cannabidiol, the compound in marijuana thought to be responsible for many of its therapeutic effects. Cannabidiol...

A medicine made from marijuana, without the stuff that gives a high, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy in a study that strengthens the case for more research into pot's possible health benefits. "This is the first solid, rigorously obtained scientific data" that a marijuana...

Vermont is on the verge of becoming the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, but, being Vermont, it is taking an earthier, grow-it-yourself approach – one that could become a model for others. Vermont is not asking voters to approve a ballot proposal and it is not...

In a first for the legal marijuana industry, a prominent venture capital firm has made moves to cash in. On May 23, Hound Labs, an Oakland-based startup that makes a breathalyzer for marijuana, announced a new $8.1 million round of funding led by Benchmark Capital. In the past, the Silicon...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions this month announced that the Justice Department will begin charging defendants in federal cases with the stiffest possible sentences, rescinding an initiative by former Attorney General Eric Holder. That policy had prosecutors take offenders' individual...

A drug addiction treatment center claims to be helping patients give up heroin and cocaine with medical marijuana. Cannabis is more frequently associated with getting high than getting sober — but the directors of one rehab facility in Los Angeles say it can reduce overall harm caused by drug...

Whatever The claims about Taiwan being a progressive nation, differing from neighboring Asian countries, drug policy is an issue where Taiwan is far from progressive. And indeed, in may respects, the Tsai administration's drug policy is revealing of the sharply conservative undercurrent which...

Workers at McLane drive forklifts and load hefty boxes into trucks. The grocery supplier, which runs a warehouse in Colorado, needs people who will stay alert - but prospective hires keep failing drug screens."Some weeks this year, 90 percent of applicants would test positive for something,"...

With all the mayhem and malfeasance emanating from the Trump administration, it's hard to keep up with the myriad policies and practices that are doing harm to the nation. That's especially true at the Department of Justice, where Attorney General Jeff Sessions seems determined to turn back the...