California
Patients under doctor’s care can be dismissed, even if marijuana use occurs during off hours, high court rules.
Jan. 25, 2008
Science & Medicine
Marijuana may be losing its image as a dangerous drug, but mounting research suggests women should steer clear of it if they are pregnant or breastfeeding, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Aug. 27, 2018
Politics
Patients who use marijuana under doctor’s care can be dismissed, state Supreme Court rules.
Archives
Marijuana’s health effects
Oct. 5, 2010
World & Nation
What the stats on teens and marijuana don’t show
Dec. 20, 2010
The U.S. government is barring federal dollars meant for opioid addiction treatment to be used on medical marijuana.
Nov. 24, 2019
Over a five-year period, a government-mandated tracking system in France showed that physicians in that country treated 1,979 patients for serious health problems associated with the use of marijuana, and nearly 2% of those encounters were with patients suffering from cardiovascular problems, including heart attack, cardiac arrhythmia and stroke, and circulation problems in the arms and legs.
April 23, 2014
A look at the pros, cons.
Sept. 16, 2014
Marijuana eases pain and quells nausea in cancer patients and others, but research is needed to find alternatives to smoking it, an advisory panel to the federal government said Wednesday in a report that reignited the national debate over medical marijuana.
March 18, 1999
He started growing marijuana as a teenager and for four decades earned a modest living from his tiny plot tucked at the base of these rugged mountains of western Mexico.
Dec. 30, 2015