Men who regularly smoke pot may have increased risk of testicular cancer, study suggests
Researchers in the study found that regular marijuana use was linked to a higher risk of testicular cancer, although the strength of the evidence was low.
Willie Nelson says he's not smoking, but is still using pot
While in San Antonio last week for two performances, the 86-year-old country music legend told KSAT TV that in an effort to take better care of himself, he no longer smokes.
‘I have abused my lungs’: Willie Nelson says he quit smoking pot for health reasons
Country music star and marijuana lover Willie Nelson said he has stopped smoking to take better care of himself.
Marijuana vaping busts on rise
From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years.
FDA cracks down on CBD marketed as foods or supplements
CBD is all the rage. And it is (mostly) legal. But the FDA is warning CBD sellers about restrictions on marketing and selling CBD as a food or drink additive.
Hundreds in Michigan line up for first legal recreational marijuana products
Large crowds braved the cold on December 1 to be among the first to purchase legal, recreational marijuana in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level passes divided U.S. House committee
A divided U.S. House committee approved a proposal Wednesday to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, a vote that was alternately described as a momentous turning point in national cannabis policy or a hollow political gesture.
Cannabis, tax breaks, lead in water fill NJ legislative agenda
New Jersey’s top legislators are looking to hold an election on marijuana, discuss a new business tax break program and tackle lead in drinking water.
Company wants to pay someone $3,000 a month to smoke and review marijuana
Cue the Snoop Dogg song!
NJ cannabis ballot question
New Jersey lawmakers once again failed to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana so they will instead put the question to voters. The measure has a lot of support in New Jersey, including from Gov. Phil Murphy who made it a campaign promise. But the governor's democratic colleagues in the legislature could not muster the vote. Reported by Teresa Priolo
New Jersey voters may get to decide on legal cannabis in 2020
New Jersey lawmakers once again failed to pass legislation decriminalizing marijuana so they will instead put the question to voters. The measure has a lot of support in New Jersey, including from Gov. Phil Murphy who made it a campaign promise. But the governor's democratic colleagues in the legislature could not muster the vote.
Smoking weed may increase risk of stroke, arrhythmia in young adults, warns American Heart Association
Frequent use of cannabis in young adults was linked to an increased risk of stroke, and people diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were found to be more likely to being hospitalized for arrhythmia (heart rhythm disturbances), according to two new studies that were presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2019.
Illegal pot farms on public land creating environmental hazard
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after two men were arrested at an illicit marijuana farm on public land deep in the Northern California wilderness, authorities are assessing the environmental impact and cleanup costs at the site where trees were clear-cut, waterways were diverted, and the ground was littered with open containers of fertilizer and rodenticide.
Master in Weed? You can do that at this university
For those who ever dreamed of earning a master's degree in marijuana, now is the time to try.
America's first official cannabis cafe now open in West Hollywood
America's first official cannabis cafe opened on Tuesday in West Hollywood. Lowell Farms: A Cannabis Cafe offers a "farm-to-table experience for both cuisine and cannabis."
Cuomo pushing for NY, NJ, Conn. to have same marijuana policies
On a radio program on Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said it makes sense for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to have a uniform policy regulating recreational marijuana for adults to avoid users driving from state to state to get the best deal.
Jay-Z partnering with cannabis company
Jay-Z is heading into the legal marijuana industry as a chief brand strategist in partnership with a California cannabis product company.
Hemp farm
Even though it's the off-season and no plants are in the ground, the CBD business for farmer David Falkowski is year round and booming.
CBD-infused foods banned
New York City Health Department is ordering restaurants to stop offering products containing CBD, deeming it an unsafe food additive. Since 2011, Dr. Orrin Devinsky of the NYU Epilepsy Center has been involved with research involving CBD oil.
CBD food crackdown
CBD is under attack. The New York City Health Department is banning it from any restaurant or bar that adds it to food and drink because it is not approved for use as a food additive.