Cannabis

The HHS recommended that marijuana be moved from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance

The government’s approval is billed as the first step in a two-part plan and will still need approval by parliament

A new center delves into marijuana culture, education, history, beneficial properties and US government policies

The bill that sought to regulate the purchase, sale and distribution of marijuana did not obtain enough votes in the upper house

The city is taking an increasingly dim view of its 200 marijuana clubs

Marijuana growers in western states have also complained that low prices, tough competition from the black market, high state taxes and federal banking and exporting restrictions have made it tough for legal growers to make money

Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues

The proposal issued on Wednesday would decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of nonprofit ‘cannabis clubs’ to buy marijuana for recreational purposes

Despite cannabis being considered a soft drug, explain the scientists, more than this amount can be detrimental

One in five Medicare recipients currently uses medical marijuana, according to a 2022 poll, and nearly a quarter have used it in the past

Treatments have confirmed the therapeutic efficacy of psychoactive substances such as LSD and THC… but the debate about their relationship with consciousness has only just begun

Oklahoma voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a ballot measure that legalizes consuming the plant for adults 21 and older

In the 1930s, as the government waged a battle on marijuana, the sailor became one of the most beloved characters in the United States

It’s been 50 years since the release of ‘Catch A Fire,’ the album that introduced the king of reggae to the world. Shortly after, in 1978, he traveled to Spain for the first time, in a visit that gave rise to surreal moments

New York, which legalized recreational marijuana in March 2021, forbids marketing and advertising that ‘is designed in any way to appeal to children or other minors’

The Canadian government has been reimbursing former military personnel’s cannabis costs since 2008

JuicyFields promised 50% returns in three months for those who financed marijuana plantations. For a while the company delivered, but then it vanished

With seizures jumping eighteenfold in Almería province, authorities warn that growers are passing off illegal cannabis as hemp for industrial use

The governing party joined right-wing groups in opposing a measure that is backed by its own coalition partner Unidas Podemos and other parliamentary allies

The 225 associations in the Catalan capital may be forced to close after a tribunal banned these spaces from promoting the consumption, sale and cultivation of marijuana

Catalan police have rescued 10 people who had been trafficked by a Chinese mafia and forced to cultivate the drug

The staggering rise in marijuana production and trafficking is the hallmark of a new era of organized crime in the country, where anonymity is key as gangs go global and diversify. From Galicia to Cádiz, EL PAÍS looks at the hotspots for the drug trade across the territory

A regional police report is warning about the dangers behind a drug that is driving increased violence between growers and criminal groups

Criminal groups are paying as much as €5,000 per harvest to low-income families who agree to grow the drug in their homes

Parents, unemployed people and upper-class youngsters have been caught growing the drug in their homes as a means to earn extra cash

A scientific study by pharmacist Manuel Pérez Moreno of 90 types of cannabis resin bought in the region has revealed high levels of E.coli bacteria, posing a threat to consumers’ health