cannabis

Marijuana use is risky for teens and pregnant women and can be habit-forming, says the U.S. surgeon general.

Health & Safety

Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm

5:23pm August 29, 2019

by Allison Aubrey

As more than 30 states have liberalized marijuana laws, the use and potency of the drug have increased. The surgeon general says there's no safe amount of marijuana for adolescents and pregnant women.

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Until now, researchers were highly restricted in where they got medical marijuana for scientific study. Now they may have more options.

Health & Safety

Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier

5:43pm August 27, 2019

by Will Stone

Current federal law limits scientists trying to study the health effects of marijuana to plants from one farm in Mississippi. The DEA says it will begin moving on applications for new growers.

California says revenue from marijuana sales has risen — but analysts say the illegal market is still thriving. Here, an employee puts down an eighth of marijuana after letting a customer smell it at the Magnolia cannabis lounge in Oakland.

National

California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

3:58pm August 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The tepid results have prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to revise his office's estimates of how much money the state will net from its cannabis industry.

A cannabis flower at Glass House Farms in Carpinteria, Calif., is almost ready for harvest. This farm uses greenhouses, allowing for five harvests a year.

National

California's Largest Legal Weed Farms Face Conflict In Wine Country

4:22pm August 14, 2019

by Claire Heddles

What makes California great wine country also makes it great for growing marijuana. Santa Barbara County has some of the nation's biggest legal pot farms, which leads to conflicts with other farmers.

Scientists exhumed 10 wooden braziers from eight tombs at the ancient Jirzankal Cemetery in what is now western China. Many of the braziers held stones that were apparently heated and used to burn cannabis plants.

Pass The Brazier: Early Evidence Of Cannabis Smoking Found On Chinese Artifacts

8:35am June 15, 2019

by Pien Huang

Humans have been smoking pot to get high since the first millennium B.C. Archaeologists have found early evidence of cannabis use from wooden bowls exhumed from ancient tombs in western China.

A bipartisan group of attorneys general is urging Congress to pass legislation that would make it easier for banks to handle money involved in the legal cannabis industry.

Politics & Government

38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System

8:15am May 09, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

Most states have legalized marijuana in some form. But federal law still considers it an illegal drug, which exposes banks to legal risk if they handle weed-related money or transactions.

Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, by Box Brown

Books
Arts

Beyond 'Reefer Madness': Box Brown's Graphic History Tells Story Of A Maligned Plant

5:27pm April 03, 2019

by Etelka Lehoczky

Box Brown has a knack for using comics to illuminate tricky subjects. Now, with Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America, he's turned his attention to one of the touchiest topics today.

Research shows a link between marijuana use and psychosis.

Health & Safety

Daily Marijuana Use And Highly Potent Weed Linked To Psychosis

7:32pm March 19, 2019

by Rhitu Chatterjee

As more places in the U.S. and Europe legalize marijuana, weed consumption is growing ever more popular. But researchers are studying a troubling health risk associated with the drug.

Marijuana plants grow in a marijuana cultivation facility on July 6, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cannabis 101 At The University Of Connecticut

1:59pm March 16, 2019

by Patrick Skahill

With expanding markets for hemp and marijuana, some students believe that taking the class could help their careers. "I'm definitely interested in the plant and where it can go," Madison Blake said.

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The rain didn't stop customers from lining up outside Cultivate in Leicester, Mass., on Tuesday — the first day that sales of recreational marijuana became legal in the state.

National

Recreational Pot Shops Now Open For Business In Massachusetts

2:29pm November 20, 2018

by Amy Held

Two marijuana dispensaries opened their doors to customers 21 and older on Tuesday. The mayor of Northampton, Mass., was the first in line at one store, calling it a "historic day."