Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of it, causing scarring, inflammation, and often debilitating pelvic pain. Approximately 10% of wome...

A study involving more than 3,000 recent cannabis consumers and medical marijuana patients found widespread support for state-issued QR codes providing access to testing results, … Continue reading

A new report reveals that federal regulators rely heavily on personal judgment when making decisions about scheduling and banning drugs.

There are nearly 4 million patients registered to use medical marijuana under state laws in the U.S., as well as at least 35,000 doctors and clinicians approved to recommend it and nearly 110,000 care...

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is pausing proceedings in an ongoing hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal and asking asking agency officials and other pa...

Researchers have published a wide range of studies in 2026 examining cannabis and cannabinoids in relation to anxiety, with findings spanning people being treated specifically … Continue reading

Medical marijuana is “commonly” used to treat symptoms of cancer such as pain, nausea, anxiety, depression, poor appetite and sleep disturbance, according to a new study—and 80 percent of patients rep...

Getting a Florida medical marijuana card is easier than many patients expect. This complete 2026 guide explains who qualifies, how the doctor visit works, the state application process, costs, renewal...

Nearly one in four U.S. adults used marijuana during the past year, according to a new government-funded study that also found more than half of … Continue reading

Marijuana rescheduling is underway, but DOT drug testing remains in place. Here’s what employers should know about medical marijuana, MRO review and FMCSA rules.

A team of French researchers conducted a study examining the use of hemp-derived CBD and CBDA by shelter-house dogs to treat anxiety.

A new ad from the campaign of Nebraska independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn is highlighting his opponent’s claim that legalizing cannabis will lead to the death of children. “If you legalize m...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease who used marijuana reported symptom relief, improved daily functioning and reduced opioid analgesic use, survey results showed.

NORML's Paul Armentano on the two-front war against cannabis consumers: Republican lawmakers overturning or attacking voter-approved legalization in South Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas and Idaho, whil...

A systematic review of randomized clinical trials involving more than 1,000 patients found moderate-certainty evidence supporting vaporized THC and CBD for acute migraine and a … Continue reading

Pain, nausea, sleep, appetite, and mental health

“States need federal guidance on planned implementation to give them time to adjust laws and regulations and to give operators time to adjust their operations to meet federal requirements.” By Gillian...

For more than a decade, opponents of recreational marijuana legalization have made a remarkably consistent set of predictions. Legalization would cause teenagers to use marijuana … Continue reading

At least 80% of marijuana users in a new study of cancer patients reported improvements in symptoms and quality of life, with patients most commonly … Continue reading

Patients prescribed medical cannabis for inflammatory arthritis reported lower pain levels, better sleep and improved quality of life for up to two years.

The percentage of U.S. high school students who use marijuana is now at an all-time low—even as more states continue to legalize cannabis for adults—according to the latest results of a biennial surve...

More than a tenth of senior citizens used marijuana within the past day, according to the results of a new federally funded study. The research also shows that among those who do consume cannabis, man...

An eighth costs $15 in Washington and $52 in Kentucky, where every buyer is a patient. Former Massachusetts cannabis regulator Shawn Collins uses High Times' price index and a bourbon thought experime...

Seven years ago, Ed Rosenthal's PSA numbers spiked and a biopsy confirmed prostate cancer. He declined the interventions his doctor laid out, remained under

California’s top marijuana regulator says the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hasn’t been cooperative in answering questions about the implications of the Trump administration’s rescheduling mov...

Many patients find their doctors go quiet when medical cannabis comes up. Dr. Joseph Rosado explains why, from gaps in medical training to legal caution and lingering stigma, what the evidence actuall...

A coalition of trade associations that represent the insurance industry is backing recently filed congressional legislation that would provide a protect companies that provide coverage for state-legal...

Nearly one in six people with arthritic pain acknowledge using cannabis to moderate their symptoms...

Learn how cannabis terpenes like myrcene, limonene, pinene, caryophyllene and linalool affect aroma, chemistry and potentially the marijuana experience.

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Learn how cannabis terpenes like myrcene, limonene, pinene, caryophyllene and linalool affect aroma, chemistry and potentially the marijuana experience.

Florida medical marijuana patients have purchased nearly 16 billion milligrams of THC and more than 5.47 million ounces of smokable marijuana so far in 2026, … Continue reading

Improved pain, sleep, and quality of life

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Using medical marijuana helps people who suffer from lower pain significantly reduce their opioid use as well as experience lower pain intensity and functional disability, according to a new study tha...

Patients experiencing moderate to severe vomiting reported a clinically meaningful improvement within four months of starting medical cannabis, with reductions also seen in nausea, appetite loss, anxi...

Nearly 10% of adults say that they “currently use cannabis to help them sleep,” according to surve...

NORML spotlights what the NYT gets wrong on weed

“Cannabis is not for everyone. Adults should still have the freedom to decide whether it is right for them—just as they may decide whether to drink alcohol, take a prescribed medication or use neither...

Florida's new licensees must post $5 million bonds within 10 days. Unsuccessful applicants have 30 days to challenge the state's Final Order.

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill to provide a safe harbor to insurance companies that work with state-legal marijuana businesses. The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (...

Cannabis works on different brain receptors to psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin. Different chemistry, different drug. Yet when researchers gave people clinical doses of THC in the same controlled ...

The Trump administration is approaching a September 30 deadline requested by a bipartisan group of House lawmakers seeking answers about how the federal government’s new Schedule III marijuana framewo...

A 10-year study involving 1,000 patients with chronic low-back pain found that “medical cannabis therapy was associated with reductions in opioid use, pain intensity, and functional disability over 10...

'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' star Mikayla Matthews opened up about her medical cannabis journey in the season 5 premiere.

Medical marijuana appears to help cancer patients by decreasing pain, nausea, vomiting, anxiety and depression while also improving sleep, according to a new study conducted by government officials in...