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A new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides an in-depth examination of marijuana use in the United States, as well as data regarding the public's perception of the risks associated with the drug. Using data collected by the National Survey on Drug Use...

Recent moves from some states to medicalize or legalize marijuana, coupled with the potential rescheduling of the drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), give positive signs that the century-long war on weed may be going up in smoke. Paul Armentano, deputy director of the National...

For all the stereotypes about lazy, hapless stoners out there, those peddling green in states where recreational or medical marijuana use is legal sure know how to hustle. Make no mistake: the legal marijuana industry is booming, creating huge business opportunities and massive tax revenue...

Yesterday we reported how Congress' "opioid bill," or Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA), was a hollow achievement, as it ignored medical cannabis alternatives and said nothing about the role of Big Pharma in the opioid abuse epidemic. Among the information missing from the...

Yesterday we reported how Congress' "opioid bill," or Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act (CARA), was a hollow achievement, as it ignored medical cannabis alternatives and said nothing about the role of Big Pharma in the opioid abuse epidemic. Among the information missing from the...

While the misconception remains that stoners are lazy and unmotivated, a new study shows that marijuana may keep people on the job both healthy and productive. In a July study published early online for the journal Health Economics, researchers found statistically significant declines in...

While the misconception remains that stoners are lazy and unmotivated, a new study shows that marijuana may keep people on the job both healthy and productive. In a July study published early online for the journal Health Economics, researchers found statistically significant declines in...

Democrats have adopted a platform that their members are trumpeting as the "most progressive platform in party history" - and when it comes to marijuana, Dems aren't just blowing smoke. The Party of the Donkey has taken a position on marijuana that no major political party in the United States...

As voters go to the polls this November, at least four states will consider ballot questions on marijuana legalization. Pending proposals in Nevada, Maine and California would authorize recreational marijuana use, while Floridians will vote on whether to allow medical marijuana use...

This news will give anti-marijuana crusaders fits. A new study in the journal Health Affairs looked in great detail at prescription drug usage in U.S. states that have legalized medical marijuana. Researchers Ashley Bradford and David Bradford collected Medicare data for the period 2010-2013...

This news will give anti-marijuana crusaders fits. A new study in the journal Health Affairs looked in great detail at prescription drug usage in U.S. states that have legalized medical marijuana. Researchers Ashley Bradford and David Bradford collected Medicare data for the period 2010-2013...

There's a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws. But that's always been just an assumption. Now a new study validates these findings by providing evidence of a missing link in the causal chain running from medical marijuana...

There's a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws. But that's always been just an assumption. Now a new study validates these findings by providing evidence of a missing link in the causal chain running from medical marijuana...

Marijuana is illegal for any reason under federal law, but states have boldly experimented with allowing its use anyway, starting with California 20 years ago. Some states have made the drug legal for medical purposes; others have removed jail sentences for carrying small amounts; and some...

A little less than a year ago I wrote an article "10 Reasons Why Federal Medical Marijuana Prohibition is about to Go Up in Smoke" for the Huffington Post. While all the points in the article still reign true, I am happy to report that the list is still growing. In fact, there is so much...

A little less than a year ago I wrote an article "10 Reasons Why Federal Medical Marijuana Prohibition is about to Go Up in Smoke" for the Huffington Post. While all the points in the article still reign true, I am happy to report that the list is still growing. In fact, there is so much...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

Hopeful medical marijuana entrepreneurs are closely watching the state's Medical Cannabis Commission's meeting today, where officials are expected to review scores of regulation changes. Hundreds of applicants to grow, dispense and process the drug have been waiting since last year for the...

The Obama administration's failure to enforce the nation's drug laws — specifically, the federal ban on recreational use of marijuana — is confusing, confounding and frustrating to many. What's worse, it is also needlessly expensive for the taxpayer, making it high time (pardon the pun) that...

There's a body of research showing that painkiller abuse and overdose are lower in states with medical marijuana laws. These studies have generally assumed that when medical marijuana is available, pain patients are increasingly choosing pot over powerful and deadly prescription narcotics. But...