Can medical marijuana help to fight the opioid epidemic? Many believe that it can. But a new study finds that people who use medical marijuana actually have higher rates of medical and non-medical prescription...

Although 29 states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana use for medical purposes, few medical students are being trained how to prescribe the drug. Researchers at Washington University School...

UC Davis physician researchers have found that medical marijuana contains multiple bacterial and fungal pathogens that may cause serious and even fatal infections. They warn that smoking, vaping or inhaling...

In the first study of its kind, University of Colorado School of Medicine students expressed support for the legal use of marijuana, including for physical and mental health reasons. They also believe...

The podcast has been released from the July 24 airing of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, a talk radio program covering infectious diseases and health in the Tampa Bay area. During the first half,...

Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today stood with patients, their families and advocates to announce new bipartisan legislation that will allow the use of medical...

Approximately half of the more than 1,300 potential participants surveyed in the Minnesota Medical Cannabis program reported their qualifying condition as multiple sclerosis (MS) or severe muscle spasms. The...