Cannabis

Cannabis Sleep Risks

Using cannabis for sleep isn't harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency

Alternative Medicine

Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug

Medical Marijuana Reclassified

New Jersey man charged with operating 80 illegal marijuana vending machines

Marijuana New Jersey

Find the only sober comic at this Philly comedy show where everyone else is high

Weeding Out the Stoned

Recreational drug use significantly increases risk of stroke, study finds

Recreational Drugs Stroke

Gov. Josh Shapiro is again pushing for Pa. to legalize marijuana, but advocates say it's a long shot in 2026

Marijuana Legalization PA

Smoking 'a few harmless joints' a month can hurt school performance, study says

Weed Use Teens

Trump reclassifies marijuana, easing federal restrictions but stopping short of legalization

Trump marijuana

A severe vomiting condition, dubbed 'scromiting,' is rising among chronic weed users

Marijuana Vomiting Condition

Mike Tyson pushes for safe, legal cannabis in Pennsylvania

An 'alarming' amount of young people use cannabis to fall asleep, study shows

Take a look at one of New Jersey's four new cannabis consumption lounges — now open for a toke

NJ Marijuana Lounge

Marijuana legalization bill in Pa. Senate is 'smart, fair and realistic,' co-sponsor says

Alternative Medicine

Anxiety diagnoses have fueled growth of Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program

Pennsylvania Marijuana Anxiety

Alternative Medicine

As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

Cannabis Older Adults

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

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

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

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. 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

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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