Drugged-up Texas rodents have reportedly been gobbling up marijuana and magic mushrooms stored as evidence in police precincts, potentially putting hundreds of cases in jeopardy, reports said.

A new study found no changes in opioid outcomes among the general population with the states' passage of medical and recreational marijuana laws. However, the findings also show decreases in opioid outcomes after medical marijuana laws existed among people reporting cannabis use.

Four licensed city pot shops have sued the state, claiming its cannabis regulators broke the law by allowing other weed dispensaries to operate within a 1,000-feet buffer zone designed to limit their competition.

The sensation of being detached from your surroundings may point to a hard-to-diagnose condition.

A recent chain of violent incidents linked to marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids in the streets and subways of New York raise the question of whether our laissez-faire legalization experiment is working.

Record numbers of teens now abstain, a trend starting during the Covid pandemic and continuing to the present Drug and alcohol use among teenagers has continued to decline, according to a new study, continuing a downward trend observed at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Record numbers of teens are abstaining from drugs, alcohol and tobacco, according to a survey from Monitoring the Future, an ongoing […]...

Marte, who was busted on a drug conviction in 2009 that landed him a seven-year prison sentence, now projects his booming business will bring in $12 million this year, boasting an $800,000 monthly profit, the outlet reported.

Even quaint corners of the country are seeing a rise in drug violence and crime. Just ask the mayor of Morlaix, which has a population of about 15,000.

The Empire State's legal cannabis industry is going to grow like a weed this year.

Scientists want to create breathalyzers that show how recently a driver used marijuana. Researchers also are studying how cannabis impairs motor skills and reflexes for habitual and occasional users.

Other state laws going into effect in 2025 will boost wages, restrict social media for children and make insulin cheaper.

The industry looks back wistfully on a past year of promise but little delivery, and wonders what next under Trump For those awaiting the end of cannabis prohibition in the US, 2024 began on a hopeful note, but as the year comes to a close, many of those hopes remain unfulfilled. “The big issue is rescheduling, and there was a lot of excitement about that, but it’s been sort of mired down,” said Alex […]...

We need a new language to talk about the chemicals and plants that change our consciousness.

A growing trend of state laws permit the sale of cannabis drinks – and beverage companies are angling to make the next hit alcohol alternative Laws around the US - most recently in Hawaii - are cropping up that allow THC in beverages, a move that some experts say will have mixed benefits for those seeking an alternative to alcohol. It’s part of a growing trend of policies that make THC drinks available, […]...

Investors told the Northern Paiute-Shoshone-Bannock people a cannabis farm could bring money, jobs and opportunity to their community — but after the first harvests, residents said, they were sidelined by an opaque operation. Then the travel plaza burned down - This story is a partnership with High Country News *It was a September night in 2020* when the fire torched the Red Mountain Travel Plaza. […]...