Cannabis

Cannabis Older Adults

As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

Alternative Medicine

Riley Cote quietly used cannabis to calm his nerves as a Flyer. Now, he says, NHL players are far more open about using it

Riley Cote Cannabis

Pa. bill would shield medical cannabis users from DUI charges when driving unimpaired

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N.J. bill would let medical marijuana dispensaries sell recreational weed without town approval

NJ cannabis bill

Heavy marijuana use has a 'significant' impact on memory and attention, study finds

Cannabis Use Memory

As Pennsylvania weighs marijuana legalization, competing interests shape how it could work

pa cannabis laws

Pa. marijuana legalization bill seeking to use state stores faces cloudy future

New Jersey cannabis agency starts enforcing statewide hemp ban while licensing rules are established

nj hemp law

Stockton University to begin offering undergraduate degree in cannabis studies

stockton university cannabis degree

More Americans now use marijuana every day than alcohol, study finds

PA marijuana bill

Children's Health

Cannabis legalization has led to a boom in potent forms of the drug that present new hazards for adolescents

Daily marijuana use greatly increases risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Cannabis-themed magic show 'Smokus Pocus' comes to Philly this month

smokus pocus magic show

More than 50 dispensaries opened in New Jersey this year as the state's cannabis industry continues to grow

New Jersey Marijuana 2023

Pregnant women who use marijuana face higher risk of birth complications, study finds

Marijuana Pregnant Women

Allen Iverson's cannabis strain to be sold at medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania

Children's Health

Number of children hospitalized after ingesting marijuana has spiked in recent years, likely due to edibles

Legal pot is more potent than ever — and still largely unregulated

Recreational marijuana to become legal in Delaware despite opposition from Gov. John Carney

Delaware weed legalization

Does marijuana boost creativity? Make people lazy? Research challenges stereotypes

Marijuana Studies

Atlantic City's first recreational marijuana shop set to open on 4/20

Atlantic City Recreational Marijuana

Alternative Medicine

CBD is not a cure-all – here's what science says about its real health benefits

N.J. pharmacy looking to make history with a marijuana dispensary

Bell Pharmacy marijuana dispensary

Rutgers Law to offer free courses on N.J.'s legal marijuana industry to minority entrepreneurs

New Jersey's recreational marijuana sales bring in $24 million in first month

Late-night hosts poke fun at New Jersey's legalization of recreational marijuana

New Jersey recreational marijuana

New Jersey's recreational marijuana sales could soon begin as state approves first retail licenses

New Jersey recreational marijuana

Rider University to offer courses preparing students for jobs in burgeoning legal marijuana industry

Rider University Cannabis Studies

Cannabis compounds can prevent COVID-19 virus from entering healthy human cells, study shows

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Philadelphia's ban on pre-hire marijuana testing will take effect in the new year

Marijuana Use

Marijuana use doubles people's risk of breakthrough COVID-19 cases, study shows

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bill to legalize recreational marijuana use

Marijuana legalization bill

Long-term marijuana use can cause uncontrollable vomiting – and such cases appear to be increasing

marijuana use

Heart attack risk nearly doubles for young adult marijuana users, study finds

Marijuana Heart Attack

Weedstock Cannabis Community Festival comes to Delaware

Weedstock

Allen Iverson is getting his own cannabis strain this fall

Marlton business ordered to stop 'gifting' free marijuana to customers

Slumped Kitchen New Jersey marijuana

Wildwood Crest bans smoking on the beach, imposes restrictions on marijuana use

Wildwood Crest beach smoking

Alternative Medicine

A new form of CBD may offer more potent pain relief and ease opioid cravings

Temple CBD Analog

N.J. parents, guardians must be notified if child is caught with marijuana or alcohol under new law

New Jersey marijuana laws

Late night hosts poke fun at New Jersey's recreational marijuana legalization

Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Fallon

New Jersey state legislature approves bill that will decriminalize, legalize adult-use cannabis

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Law Enforcement

New Jersey law enforcement officials advised to suspend low-level marijuana possession cases

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