All the headlines from our Cannabis Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2016 // An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana-making methods that are legal in many states – but can also be lethal.A New York fire battalion chief died...
Oct 3 2016 // There have been fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested positive for opioids in states with medical marijuana laws than there were before the laws went into effect, according to a new study.The study, conducted at...
Sep 20 2016 // There have been fewer drivers killed in car crashes who tested positive for opioids in states with medical marijuana laws than there were before the laws went into effect, according to a new study.The study, conducted at...
Sep 16 2016 // Following years of declines, the percentage of employees in the combined U.S. workforce testing positive for drugs has steadily increased over the last three years to a 10-year high.An analysis of nearly 11 million...
Sep 1 2016 // Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge has endorsed legalizing medical marijuana, a move that comes days after Arkansas Democrats voted to support making the drug available to some patients.But both Eldridge and...
Sep 1 2016 // New York state will loosen rules on marijuana prescribing, allow home delivery of the drug and take other steps to expand its medical cannabis program, health officials announced on Tuesday.The announcement follows a...
Aug 11 2016 // Denying a petition to loosen marijuana restrictions, U.S. officials said regulations on the drug’s use will remain in place, although more of it may be available for research into potential medical therapies. The...
Aug 5 2016 // Illinois officials posted new forms this week for doctors and patients in the state’s medical marijuana program to reflect changes in the law, and announced that July retail sales reached a new high at $2.9...
Aug 2 2016 // Judy Bjerke Severson wants to be normal — visit friends and family, go to the grocery store or even sleep in her own bed — but she says the crippling pain from fibromyalgia and back surgery complications, as well as a...
Jul 11 2016 // Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can’t use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms.The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents...
Jul 8 2016 // A few weeks ago, Derek Peterson got a letter from Mutual of Omaha, turning him down for life insurance.“Our decision was based on,” the letter said, then trailed off (Monty Python-style) and picked up in all...
Jun 23 2016 // Legal marijuana is giving Colorado a stinky conundrum. Visitors can buy the drug, but they can’t use it in public. Or in a rental car. Or in most hotel rooms.The result is something marijuana advocates and opponents...
Jun 14 2016 // The medical marijuana industry is growing in New Mexico.Several licensed growers are expected to open new facilities as well as dispensaries in the coming months, which would mean a boost in jobs and the economy, the...
May 26 2016 // A proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio has squeaked through a critical Senate panel over opposition of some Republicans and Democrats. The Senate Government Oversight & Reform Committee’s 7-to-5 vote...
May 18 2016 // An effort to speed up and expand the dispensing of medical marijuana in Louisiana has won final legislative passage, spurred by personal stories of people with seizures and severe pain that bill advocates say would be...
May 18 2016 // Almost half of weed-smoking Canadian drivers say that they can safely operate a vehicle while stoned.Among Canadians who have driven under the influence of marijuana, 44 percent don’t think it impacts their ability...
May 17 2016 // Utah officials say the number of fatal car wrecks in Utah in which drivers tested positive for marijuana has more than doubled in the last three years, according to annual report from the state’s Department of Public...
May 13 2016 // Medical marijuana advocates have won a significant victory in their efforts to jumpstart Louisiana’s medical marijuana program.The House voted 62-31 to expand the program to cover more diseases and to make regulatory...
May 12 2016 // The family of three boys filed a lawsuit against two recreational marijuana businesses after a shooting that left their mother dead and their father charged with murder.The lawsuit claims companies that made a type of...
May 6 2016 // Minnesota is expected to have eight medical marijuana clinics open this summer, but some observers are wondering whether there’s enough patient demand.Minnesota Public Radio News reported that the state had predicted...