Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will not be on the November ballot for president, but he’s suggesting the decision whether to make ...

When her son was a teenager, Connecticut mom Amy Wadsworth said, he was the type of kid parents rarely worry about. He played ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — New research in Colorado is trying to curb marijuana addiction and learn more about its medicinal properties. Researchers believe it could also be used to help fight the opioid ...

Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number of states legalize marijuana. Around half now allow ...

Marijuana addiction is by itself, problematic. But the story of cannabis use is far more complicated than what is seen by a clinician treating people addicted to drugs, including alcohol, amphetamines ...

People using weed for medical purposes are as likely -- or more -- to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have ...

Re: “Tennessee should make marijuana legal after feds downgrade weed to Schedule III drug,” by David Plazas, May 1 (online) and May 11 (print) Tennessee’s state legislature listened to those of us who ...

Marijuana’s estimated rate of addiction is lower than that of cocaine and alcohol (15 percent) and heroin (24 percent). Unlike with opioids and stimulants, marijuana dependence tends to develop slowly ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will not be on the November ballot for president, but he’s suggesting the decision whether to make marijuana legal in Florida will be. DeSantis has been ...

Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more widespread as a growing number of states legalize marijuana. Around half now allow ...