Medical Marijuana

Medical marijuana holds serious promise as a treatment for cancer and its symptoms. That’s the conclusion of a sweeping new study from an organization based in Evergreen that reviewed thousands of research papers. The findings showed that cannabis was a powerful tool for helping patients with pain from cancer treatment – and that cannabis was even helpful in shrinking tumors in a laboratory.

New data reveals a big spike in the number of children getting their hands on edibles like gummies and candies containing THC due to their increased accessibility.

The Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming is considering legalizing medical marijuana and hemp production.

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, now has a master's program dedicated to the science and therapeutics of medical weed because of a growing number of students looking for expertise in the field.

Current federal law limits scientists trying to study the health effects of marijuana to plants from one farm in Mississippi. The DEA says it will begin moving on applications for new growers.

Colorado lawmakers passed several bills this year dealing with prevention and treatment of the state's opioid crisis. Senate Bill 13, which took effect on…

Colorado's House has passed a bill allowing medical marijuana use to treat autism spectrum disorders.The bill had strong bipartisan support, passing 63-0…

Chronic pain is the most common reason people give when they enroll in state-approved medical marijuana programs.That's followed by stiffness from…

The discovery of potentially dangerous pesticide residue on marijuana has led to two product recalls in Colorado. The alerts have raised questions about…

This post will be updated as we learn more.An unspecified number of medical marijuana products sold at a Boulder dispensary are being recalled due to…