ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, La. — The story of a woman dying from what one coroner says is an apparent THC overdose in St. John the Baptist Parish is turning heads. If the coroner is correct, her ...

Deaths from prescription drug overdoses have spiked dramatically since the 1990s. Now new research suggests legal medical marijuana might contribute to a decrease in those deaths. The Centers for ...

Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic." ...

Legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use may lead to a decline in daily opioid use among people who inject ...

Many drinkers I know are considering switching to recreational cannabis containing THC. In fact, drinking is at a 90-year low, and Gen Z appears to be leading the way. But is cannabis with THC safer ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III substance, ...

The first full post-mortems of people who died after smoking cannabis suggest that the drug can kill unaided. Cannabis has been known to cause death when laced with other substances, by triggering a ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Two bills that would ban certain hemp products and kratom from being sold on shelves of South Dakota stores were sent to the Senate floor Wednesday morning. Both bills had ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD), also known as marijuana use disorder, is defined by compulsive use of cannabis despite adverse consequences, difficulty controlling use, and withdrawal symptoms. The ...