Marijuana

Confusion coming with California’s legal marijuana

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press

Los Angeles and San Francisco are among many cities still struggling to fashion local rules for pot shops and growers.

Task force on marijuana law offers little on new policies

By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

The task force, a group of prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials, largely reiterates the current Justice Department policy on marijuana.

What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana

By PBS NewsHour

With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, the old script for talking to your children about pot is changing. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for…

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Column: How cannabis patents could pave the way for future lawsuits

By Craig Nard, The Conversation

Although marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug, private companies are quietly securing patents. Here's why that matters.

Nevada starts sale of recreational marijuana

By Omar Etman

At midnight, Nevada became the fifth state to sell marijuana for recreational purposes.

In a first, marijuana substance reduces seizures for some epilepsy patients in clinical trial

By Andrew Joseph, STAT

A component of cannabis reduced seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy, marking a significant step in efforts to use marijuana and its derivatives to treat serious medical conditions.

Scientists say most marijuana strains act basically the same

By Angus Chen, Scientific American

Cannabis breeders have long been crossing plants to develop distinctive strains that purportedly do different things. But many scientists see the whole thing as a pipe dream.

Colorado weighs strategy for guarding against marijuana crackdown

By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press

Colorado is considering an unusual strategy to protect its nascent marijuana industry from a potential federal crackdown.

As marijuana becomes legal, doctors worry about teen addiction

By Christine Vestal, Stateline

As marijuana legalization sweeps the nation, physicians and public health officials are sounding alarms about its potentially harmful effects on young people.