Pot

"This will help patients with an exceptional clinical need," the secretary said, but insisted that the decision in "no way" should be seen as "a first step" toward legal recreational marijuana.

Although Australia does allow medical marijuana in certain cases, the application procedure is long and tedious.

"They believe things that we have no data for," one scientist said.

Their first attempts "tasted like rotten broccoli."

Ottawa moved to legalize and regulate recreational cannabis in June, fulfilling a campaign promise put forward by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

"I believe the incredible tailwinds blowing at legal marijuana's back make it so the opportunity here is much like the one internet stocks offered in 1994 … or the one bitcoin offered in 2015."

The Canadian government has warned citizens on its website that legal cannabis use could still cause problems when traveling abroad.

The Republican Party of Texas will now support the decriminalization of marijuana and use of medical marijuana.

The fastest-growing cannabis company in California is hiring parolees of nonviolent marijuana-related crimes.

"I'll have to buy from an illegal dealer. I have no choice. This system is crap. It's useless!"

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is set to instruct NYPD to stop arrests of New Yorkers smoking weed in public while additionally forming a task force to ease what he sees as an inevitable full-on legalization of recreational marijuana.

K2 has been linked to extreme side effects and even death.

The comedy duo have moved on to "edgier territory," like unpasteurized dairy products and importing exotic reptiles—both of which are still illegal.

A new meta-analysis found that heavy pot use may not impact the brain long-term.

If you're blazing Pineapple Express on 4/20, you might as well watch "Pineapple Express."

Marijuana has been fully legalized—for both medical and recreational purposes—in nine states and Washington, DC.

Wallace Grove Godwin of Virginia Beach allegedly threatened Congressman Scott Taylor.

Donald Trump had other ideas.

It was the week's second marijuana find at an elementary school in the region.

After a long, hard road, the first marijuana dispensary in Texas is poised to open its doors to treat epilepsy patients.

According to an expert, the elected officials at the federal level are "the last domino to fall."

The state's January 1 kickoff to legal marijuana sales has brought in around $2 billion in stock value.

The couple, in their 80s, were pulled over after a driving error. Upon approaching the vehicle, deputies immediately sniffed out something else suspicious.

Canadians consumed $4.8 billion worth of weed in 2015, putting the industry on par with the wine industry.

And high schoolers are abusing prescription opioids less than ever.

Providers who could actually give families the option to use medical marijuana were less likely to help their patients access medical marijuana than those who could not.

Maryland legalized medical marijuana in 2014, but its first dispensary opened last week.

"We bless cannabis before smoking it by giving a short prayer."

The attorney general has long been an opponent of cannabis legalization.

Cannabis research is thriving there, with 100-plus clinical trials in the works and scientists with big goals.