The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says that while the Trump administration is taking the potential harms of marijuana use among youth “very seriously,” it’s also important to preserve ...

As cannabis replaces alcohol, normalization is outpacing medical awareness. What rising THC use means for teens, mental health and clinical risk.

Medical marijuana could soon be reclassified into a medical category that includes prescription drugs like Tylenol with ...

Marijuana users aren’t going to see as much benefit as cannabis businesses and researchers if the drug is reclassified as a less dangerous substance, according to a Rice University drug policy expert.

In a new op-ed, The New York Times admits legalization may have gone too far, citing addiction, mental health risks and ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Although marijuana is still a Schedule I substance and illegal under federal law, many states have legalized its use in recent years. A Pew Research Center analysis found that 54 percent of Americans ...

The legalization of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use, ...

Thirteen years ago, no state allowed marijuana for recreational purposes. Today, most Americans live in a state that allows ...