Marijuana

Cannabis Use Disorder

New study challenges notion that marijuana is not addictive

Alternative Medicine

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

Cannabis Sleep Risks

Pa. Senate Democrats reject bill to create independent board for marijuana, hemp regulation

Marijuana Bill Senate

Stacy Garrity says she would veto recreational marijuana bill as Pa. governor

Stacy Garrity Marijuana

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

Recreational drug use significantly increases risk of stroke, study finds

Recreational Drugs Stroke

Quality time at family meals may lower teens' risk of using alcohol, marijuana

Family Meal Drugs

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

Smoke shops in Philly suburbs mislead consumers by selling 'straight-up marijuana,' district attorney says

Smoke Shops

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

Older adults are using marijuana at record levels, study shows

Marijuana Seniors US

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 to legalize marijuana at state-run stores nixed by Senate panel before full vote

PA marijuana bill

Pa. House passes recreational marijuana bill that would put state in charge of sales

Recreational marijuana legalization proposal advances out of Pa. House committee

PA pot legalization

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

Will Pa. legalize marijuana in 2025? The cannabis industry is hopeful but the state's past failed attempts raise doubts

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

Fewer teens are using alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana than before the pandemic

Teen Drug Use

Marijuana disguised as a burrito found in Uber Eats delivery in South Jersey

Police Uber Eats marijuana

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

N.J. police seize more than 4,000 marijuana plants worth over $1 million, prosecutor's office says

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

First year of marijuana legalization could generate $41 million for Pennsylvania, fiscal report says

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization

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

1 in 5 marijuana users shows signs of dependency, study finds

Marijuana Addiction Dependency

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

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