Medical Marijuana

Pennsylvania Marijuana Anxiety

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

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

Riley Cote Cannabis

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

PA marijuana bill

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

Marijuana Cannabis Picture Image

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

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization

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

Marijuana Addiction Dependency

Pa. lawmakers propose allowing medical marijuana edibles, expanding doctors' prescribing guidelines

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana

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

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

New Jersey recreational marijuana

Pennsylvania legislature eases medical marijuana regulations

Alternative Medicine

Insomnia denied as qualifying condition for Pa.'s medical marijuana program

Insomnia Medical Marijuana

Ten defining health care achievements of the 2010s, from artificial intelligence to immunotherapy

Affordable Care Act Obama 2010s

Alternative Medicine

Pennsylvania medical marijuana sales top $500 million in first two years

Medical PA

Amazon sued over firing New Jersey warehouse worker for using medical marijuana

Amazon

Former Philly mayor Michael Nutter hired by cannabis company as senior advisor

Michael Nutter

Alternative Medicine

Pennsylvania ACLU sues to allow people on probation to use medical marijuana

ACLU Medical Marijuana lebanon county

Alternative Medicine

More people use marijuana to treat illness than to get high, study says

Marijuana use study illnesses

Alternative Medicine

$3 million in NIH grants will investigate whether CBD really relieves pain

CBD Oils NIH

Children's Health

Federal health officials to pregnant women, teens: Don't use marijuana

Pregnancy adolescent marijuana use

USciences creates first MBA program centered on cannabis industry

USciences cannabis

Lehigh County judge: Police can't search vehicle based solely on marijuana odor

Medical marijuana vehicle search

Alternative Medicine

Pennsylvania adds anxiety disorders, Tourette syndrome to medical marijuana program

Medical marijuana anxiety Pennsylvania

Turns out, medical marijuana has no impact on opioid deaths

Medical Marijuana Products Beyond/Hello Philadelphia

N.J. Senate to vote on legislation to expand medical marijuana access

medical marijuana new jersey

Alternative Medicine

TSA approves some CBD products for air travel

medical marijuana tsa

Alternative Medicine

Everything you need to know about navigating the world of medical marijuana in Philly

Medical Marijuana Restore Fishtown 052721019

Alternative Medicine

Does CBD work? Science isn't sure, but Philly-area residents say it's helping them

Carroll - Judy Beck, CBD User

Regular cannabis users can require up to two times the normal level of sedation for surgeries

Alternative Medicine

Amid shifting attitudes on medical marijuana, baby boomers are big buyers

Carroll - Seniors using Medical Marijuana

Alternative Medicine

Medical marijuana and CBD are taking off: Can it help you?

Carroll - Medical marijuana and CBD products.

Pizza Brain co-founder Brian James Dwyer's documentary 'Waldo on Weed' headed to Tribeca Film Festival

Brian James Dwyer and Waldo

Former Eagle, former Flyer to talk health benefits of using THC and CBD

anthology wellness nolibs cbd oil

Center City's first medical marijuana dispensary is now open

Medical Marijuana photo

Temple grad teams up with George Lopez to launch cannabis-inspired clothing line

Chris Voag and George Lopez

Baker who delivered THC-laced cookies to baby shower gets probation, community service

Carroll - Baking cookies

Health Insurance

The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?

Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

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Alternative Medicine

A marijuana compound may counteract psychosis

Tom Wolf: 'I don't think Pennsylvania's actually ready' for recreational marijuana

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Councilman Green: Philly medical marijuana snub 'perpetuates the poor and deeply impoverished narrative'

Medical Marijuana photo

Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana dispensaries in PA, N.J. continue to grow

Alternative Medicine

Jefferson University launches nation's first medical marijuana certificate programs

Medical Marijuana photo

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