The legal landscape relating to the permissible use of medical marijuana in the United States is evolving rapidly, presenting employers with a complex legal environment to navigate, with states taking ...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that ...

Recreational marijuana use is illegal in Florida, but medical use is permitted with a card. State law prohibits using medical marijuana in public places, on public transportation, or in vehicles, ...

Among patients with cancer who undergo surgery, legalizing medical marijuana with state-run dispensaries may lead to fewer prescriptions for strong opioids.

The Justice Department is declining the opportunity to file a brief on whether the U.S. Supreme Court should take up a case from marijuana businesses that are challenging the constitutionality of ...

A decade after Colorado and Washington state approved cannabis for recreational use, prohibitions have fallen across the country as an overwhelming share of U.S. adults support legalization of the ...

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Marijuana legalization did not make it into the Pennsylvania legislature’s final budget deal, despite the governor’s push for ...

Compared to no legalization, medical marijuana legalization with state-run dispensaries appears to increase the risk of adverse hospital events among cancer patients receiving surgery.