As more states across the U.S. move to legalize recreational marijuana, Georgia remains on the sidelines. While 24 states have adopted laws allowing adults to purchase and consume cannabis for ...

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Kentucky legalized medical marijuana starting in 2025, with products expected on shelves soon. Over 15,000 Kentuckians have been approved for medical marijuana cards as of late October. Chronic pain ...

The European Parliament on Thursday definitively adopted rules clamping down on pollution from the tiny pellets that constitute the building blocks of most plastic products. The text introduces new ...

The state's Office of Medical Cannabis gave an update on the program Wednesday to the Health Services committee in Frankfort. Right now, the state said three cultivators are growing medical cannabis.

Dozens of people testified at the state Capitol in support of a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin. The bill, introduced by Republicans, would create a tightly regulated program for ...

Ohio House lawmakers passed a bill that would ban smoking or vaping marijuana anywhere except a private residence. The bill also sets regulations for intoxicating hemp and allows for the sale of THC ...

A new Florida rule revokes medical marijuana cards for patients convicted of illegal drug possession. Over 160 Florida medical marijuana patients have either lost or are at risk of losing access to ...

Should I try cannabis for my back pain? It's a question spine surgeon Richard Price says he gets at least several times a day from patients who come into his clinic. When Price finally dived into the ...

Last year's public vote legalizing medical marijuana in Nebraska left Kansas, which fully bans the drug, as an "island" surrounded by states that all allow it in some form. Kansas is among only four U ...

Recreational marijuana has been legal in Nevada for less than a decade. Smoking pot recreationally became legal in the Silver State in 2017, but some barriers to weed consumption remain. Marijuana ...