Cannabis plants such as this one yield marijuana and other substances that deserve expanded study for possible medical benefits, a large research review recommends. But negative physical and psychological effects of cannabis products can’t be ignored, the report says. And after November's elections, 20% of Americans live in a state that has voted to legalize recreational use. Far more live in states with some access to medical marijuana.
Legalization of Cannabis has been going on for some time. With a majority of the states legalizing the use of the drug, a report by the National Academy of Sciences help provide the good and the bad about its use.
Voters in California, Nevada and Massachusetts have endorsed the recreational use of marijuana in state-wide polls, while Arizona rejected such measure.
Latest death case in France drug trial is not linked to marijuana usage. News emerged that a drug trial case which was done in France led into several serious incidents last Friday.
Colombia has just legalized the consumption of medicinal marijuana. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree which legalizes and regulates the consumption of medical marijuana on Tuesday, Dec.
Cardinal Norberto Rivera, the archbishop of Mexico City, has announced that the church has no problem with people using marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Colombia, a country once known as the home of the world's four major drug trafficking cartels, is now set to legalize the therapeutic use of marijuana under a presidential decree.
Mexico may soon decriminalize the recreational use of marijuana, which would not only affect the war of drugs but allow for an easier access to medicinal marijuana.
Despite the Governor of Puerto Rico signing an executive order to legalize medical marijuana this past Sunday, smoking marijuana for medicinal purposes will not be allowed in the U.S. territory.
Alejandro Garcia Padilla, governor of Puerto Rico, signed an executive order authorizing the use of medical marijuana over the weekend, adding the island territory to the growing list of nations and territories allowing for the drug's medical use.
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced a landmark bill that would do away with federal restrictions on the medicinal use of marijuana. The drug is still technically a so-called "Schedule I" substance under federal law and exposes users to potential investigation and arrest.
Despite the fact that medical and recreational marijuana use is legal under Washington state law, three people were convicted on Tuesday for growing marijuana on their property. However, they were acquitted of 4 out of 5 other more serious charges in the highly watched case known as the "Kettle Falls Five."
An Australian father is facing drug charges and potential jail time after treating his 2-year-old daughter cannabis oil to help ease her pain for stage 4 cancer.
DEA interested in U.S. investments in Canadian marijuana industry Americans who want to invest in Canadian marijuana firms may be involved in an illegal transaction.
