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Critics are calling "reefer madness" on a new study from Australia claiming smoking pot will give your kids cancer. Cannabis has been shown in cell, animal and limited human trials to prevent, halt or kill cancer, researchers note. Australia is getting world-famous for their reefer-madness...

Marijuana could potentially help cancer patients who have nausea or pain, and could possibly even be used as a treatment for certain cancers, but much more research is needed before any of these uses could be recommended, a new review article said. There is promising research on marijuana use...

Pot prohibitionists frequently warn that legalization will flood the roads with dangerously stoned drivers, leading to a surge in traffic fatalities. So far there is not much evidence of such a surge in Colorado or Washington, where marijuana was legalized in 2012. A new study may help explain...

A new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review found that people are increasingly substituting prescription medication, alcohol, and illicit drugs with cannabis, signaling a shift in the public's understanding of marijuana's medicinal benefits. Of the 473 adult cannabis users...

A new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review found that people are increasingly substituting prescription medication, alcohol, and illicit drugs with cannabis, signaling a shift in the public's understanding of marijuana's medicinal benefits. Of the 473 adult cannabis users...

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that can cause seizures and affects about 460,000 children aged 0 to 17, CDC estimates. This week, two new studies that show how a marijuana-derived oil may be effective in reducing seizures in children with epilepsy are to be presented at the American Epilepsy...

It's no secret that an increasing number of states and cities are decriminalizing, and even legalizing, recreational marijuana use. And new medical studies on the effects of the drug are quickly following suit–some positive, and some not so positive. The latest one comes from Germany, where...

It's no secret that an increasing number of states and cities are decriminalizing, and even legalizing, recreational marijuana use. And new medical studies on the effects of the drug are quickly following suit–some positive, and some not so positive. The latest one comes from Germany, where...