Marijuana

Marijuana Heart Disease

Regular marijuana use increases the risk of heart disease, study finds

As Josh Shapiro takes office, could 2023 be the year Pennsylvania legalizes recreational marijuana?

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization

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

Marijuana smokers are twice as likely as cigarette users to develop peraseptal emphysema, chest scans show

Biden to pardon all federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, review criminalization

Who qualifies for the Biden administration's federal marijuana pardon?

Philly man sold THC-laced snacks to children through Instagram, prosecutors say

Marijuana Edibles Montgomery County

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

Ex-police informant arrested for killing Bristol Township woman and lighting her house on fire in 1991

Bristol Homicide Mother

Why it's important to disclose marijuana use prior to surgery

Marijuana use sedation

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

New Jersey recreational marijuana

New Jersey recreational marijuana sales set to begin on April 21

NJ Recreational Marijuana Sales

Five people arrested in raid on illegal marijuana dispensary in Burlington County

Burlington County Marijuana Raid

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

New Jersey recreational marijuana

Pennsylvania's cannabis laws are among harshest in U.S. despite public support of legalization

Pennsylvania Marijuana Laws

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

Pa. Supreme Court rules smell of marijuana alone doesn't justify warrantless vehicle searches

Marijuana Vehicle Searches

Regular marijuana use may harm sleep quality, new study finds

Marijuana use and sleep

Ex-Eagle Nigel Bradham arrested in Florida on marijuana, weapon charges

Philadelphia voters approve ballot question calling for marijuana decriminalization in Pennsylvania

Ballot measures results

What Philly's ballot question about marijuana decriminalization really means

Philly ballot questions

PA state police confiscate $25 million in illegal drugs in the third quarter of 2021

PA State Police Drug Confiscation

Babysitter fatally stabbed Pennsylvania woman after 'adverse reaction' to marijuana cookies, police say

Marijuana Edibles Pennsylvania Stabbing

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

Pennsylvania legislature eases medical marijuana regulations

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

Upper Merion downgrades marijuana possession to a summary offense

Upper Merion Marijuana

Bill outlawing pre-hire marijuana tests up for vote in Philly City Council

Marijuana pre-employment drug test

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

New Jersey marijuana laws

Ocean City poised to ban marijuana sales just weeks after New Jersey legalized it

Vaping marijuana may be worse for teens than using e-cigarettes or smoking

Vaping marijuana

Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce bipartisan marijuana legalization bill

Pennsylvania Marijuana Bill 21

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

Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Fallon

Twitter reacts as New Jersey finally legalizes recreational marijuana

New Jersey Marijuana Murphy

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