The use of medical marijuana has been steadily increasing. Because of this, healthcare providers have been trying to gain a better understanding of its effects on health. This has led to some ...

TALLAHASSEE — Two months after a similar measure failed to garner enough voter support to pass, a political committee bankrolled by the state's largest medical marijuana company has launched a ...

Recreational marijuana became legal in Ohio just over a year ago, in December 2023, with sales launching at local dispensaries in August 2024. There are over 120 stores across the state selling ...

Health authorities in Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency Monday after the country reported its second case of pox in less than four days. The health ministry said neither case had known ...

It’s not the type of place you’d expect to be pushing the envelope of legal cannabis in America, especially because in Alabama, possession of nonmedicinal “marihuana” is a Class A ...

The West African nation has detected two cases in less than four days, spurring health authorities to take action to limit the spread of the viral disease. Sierra Leone declared a state of ...

Sierra Leone has declared a public health emergency after two cases of mpox were reported. The West African country’s health minister announced the move on Monday after the second case of the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Sierra Leone ...

MADISON - Republican leaders of the state Legislature and the Democratic governor are again tackling the issue of marijuana legalization in the new legislative session but familiar divisions ...

She has not received any funding from the alcohol, cannabis, pharmaceutical, tobacco or vaping industries. Wayne Hall has advised the World Health Organization (WHO) on the health effects of ...

GeorgiNutsov / Getty Images The U.S. cannabis industry faces five major hurdles holding back its growth, even as sales are projected to reach a record $50 billion or more in 2025. While a final ...