David Caldicott, a senior medical lecturer, tells seminar about cannabis’s effectiveness in treating pain and vomiting from chemotherapyAustralia’s first doctors’ workshop on the medical uses of cannabis has heard about the complex situation around its legality.The Melbourne conference was held with the hope of improving the medical profession’s awareness about the issue. Related...

Decriminalising marijuana would be a small step and free up resources that could be put to better use elsewhere. So where’s the push for legalisation?Why haven’t we legalised marijuana already? It’s a question brought to mind after reading Fairfax crime writer John Sylvester’s recent report on Melbourne as, in the words of assistant commissioner (crime) Steve Fontana, “the engine...

The crazed thug accused of beating a 61-year-old woman into unconsciousness on the Lower East Side told cops the victim stole from him first, according to newly released court papers. Devin Brown, 24, allegedly approached the stranger at the corner of Forsyth and Stanton streets at about 6 a.m. May 20 and mercilessly pummeled her,...

Cameron Douglas, the felon son of actor Michael Douglas, violated the terms of his probation after being released from federal custody in March, The Post has learned. Douglas — who had his five-year drug sentence extended in 2011 after he was caught with drugs in prison — was caught with marijuana in his system in...

Castile posed a threat because he used drug in front of daughter, officer saidOfficer also failed to disclose that Castile said he wasn’t reaching for his gunThe Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile told state investigators that he believed his life was danger because he smelled marijuana in his car, according to transcripts released on Tuesday along with dash-camera...

Producing a few pounds of weed can have the same environmental toll as driving across America seven times – harming cities’ and states’ plans to curb emissionsAs he opens the steel door to the jumble of his office, located in a cloistered warehouse on the west side of Denver, Paul Isenbergh is barking down the phone about a duplicitous business rival. He’s wearing a shirt and...

An investor in the "Uber for weed" claims he was set to sell nearly $500,000 in shares to Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, but the brothers backed out.

"I thought I was going to f--king die. I turned to my wife like 20 minutes into the movie and I was like, 'Is this the most intense movie that has ever been made?'"...

There are reports cannabis will be approved by New York legislators to treat period pain. The evidence is unclear, but that doesn’t mean the drug can be ruled outAccording to reports this week, marijuana is about to be approved to treat period pains by legislators in New York. Cannabis is already allowed for medicinal use in 29 American states for a variety of conditions such as cancer, HIV or Aids...

"I had a dream that I would die during my monologue on 'SNL' for some reason, that I would just get so stoned that I just died," she admitted.

Adult marijuana use rose significantly in states that passed loosely regulated medical marijuana laws (MMLs) according to a new study. The highest increases were reported among adults ages 26 and over. Little change was found in past-month marijuana use among adolescents or young adults between the ages 18 and 25.

What does it take to succeed as a young black entrepreneur in a sector largely dominated by white men seen as daring trailblazers?Three years ago, Jesce Horton, a former engineer in his early 30s, quit his corporate job to set up his own small, family-owned cannabis cultivation business in Portland, Oregon. Horton is part of a nascent industry that netted $6.7bn last year and is projected to reach $50bn by 2026.

Kentucky's criminal ban against medical marijuana was challenged Wednesday in a lawsuit touting cannabis as a viable alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers.

College students attending an Oregon university are using more marijuana now that the drug is legal for recreational use, but the increase is largely among students who also report recent heavy use of alcohol, a new study has found.

Utah lawmakers balked again this year at joining more than half of all U.S. states and passing a broad medical marijuana law.