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Maryland now offers the country's first master's degree in the study of the science and therapeutics of cannabis. Pictured, an employee places a bud into a bottle for a customer at a weed dispensary in Denver, Colo.

You Can Get A Master's In Medical Cannabis In Maryland

5:02pm November 09, 2019

by Martin Austermuhle

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, now has a master's program dedicated to the science and therapeutics of medical weed because of a growing number of students looking for expertise in the field.

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound that can be extracted from marijuana or from hemp. It doesn't get people high because it doesn't contain THC, the psychoactive component of the cannabis plant.

As CBD Oils Become More Popular, The FDA Considers Whether To Set New Rules

2:45pm May 31, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

The marijuana and hemp extract has been touted as a way to ease anxiety and inflammation, despite limited science. Now, the FDA is holding its first public hearing on cannabidiol.

Evelyn Nussembaum and her son Sam Vogelstein pick up a six month supply of Epidiolex from the experimental pharmacy at UCSF.

How One Boy's Fight With Epilepsy Led To The First Marijuana-Derived Pharmaceutical

6:47pm August 06, 2018

by Lesley Mcclurg

Sam Vogelstein used to suffer a hundred seizures a day. Then he tried a marijuana-based drug that wasn't available in the U.S. It stopped his seizures and has just been approved by the FDA.

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A drug made from a derivative of marijuana has been approved for patients with certain forms of epilepsy.

Health & Safety

FDA Green Lights Marijuana-Based Pharmaceutical Drug

11:07pm June 25, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

For the first time, the FDA has approved a drug containing CBD, an extract of marijuana. This move could pave the way for more research into medical uses for the marijuana extract.

A sample of cannabidiol (CBD) oil is dropped into water. Supplements containing the marijuana extract are popular and widely sold as remedies for a variety of ailments and aches. But scientific evidence that they work hasn't yet caught up for most applica

Anxiety Relief Without The High? New Studies On CBD, A Cannabis Extract

11:20am April 23, 2018

by Allison Aubrey

An FDA advisory committee last week urged approval of a drug containing cannabidiol to treat a form of epilepsy. Other scientists wonder if CBD might ease anxiety or other disorders, too.

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The drug sold as K2, spike, spice or "synthetic marijuana" may look like dried marijuana leaves. But it's really any of a combination of chemicals created in a lab that are then sprayed on dried plant material.

Surge In Use Of 'Synthetic Marijuana' Still One Step Ahead Of The Law

1:58pm November 12, 2015

by Hansi Lo Wang

Outlawing more than a dozen cannabinoids — chemicals concocted in labs and sprayed on leaves to create this risky street drug — hasn't stopped the problem. Chemists just make new versions.

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When Weed Is The Cure: A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana

11:25am July 15, 2015

Dr. David Casarett used to think of medical marijuana as "a joke." But after taking a deeper look, he's changed his mind. Casarett's new book is Stoned: A Doctor's Case for Medical Marijuana.

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Marijuana at a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana.

Medical Marijuana Is Often Less Potent Than Advertised

3:59pm June 24, 2015

by Ina Yang

The pot brownie you bought to help your sleeping disorder may have a lot less active ingredient than promised, a study finds. And a review of other studies finds scant evidence of medical benefits.

Quality-Testing Legal Marijuana: Strong But Not Always Clean

4:52pm March 25, 2015

by Poncie Rutsch

Early efforts to test legal marijuana are finding that it's got lots of buzzworthy THC. But it can also have fungus, chemical residue and bacteria. What that means for health and safety isn't clear.