Alicia Lozano

The study, which was published online in the American Journal of Public Health, concluded that these states have 26 percent fewer traffic fatalities compared to states without medical marijuana laws....

“Despite the terrible cartel violence, the regulatory authority in Mexico saw the potential for CBD,” says Stuart Titus, CEO of Medical Marijuana Inc. “Today, we remain the only legal, cannabis-based products allowed into the country.”...

Earlier this month, Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., a newly formed California business with plans to purchase medical marijuana cultivation facilities, made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)....

The recent passage of Proposition 64 is ushering in a new, seemingly inevitable era of big money as Wall Street financiers prepare to enter the country’s largest marijuana market....

California company CannaNative is partnering or consulting with hundreds of tribes across Indian Country, including the Navajo Nation — the largest federally recognized tribe — to enter the weed market efficiently and legally....

For insights into the recreational marijuana landscape, California's industry insiders can look to other Western states that have already legalized weed, like Washington and Colorado....

Scientists are getting closer to understanding how marijuana gets people high thanks to new X-ray images of an ornery protein that has eluded researchers for years. The recent passage of loosened marijuana regulations will also allow more scientists to study the substance. Cannabinoid receptor 1, or CB1, is an unstable protein......

The environmental impact of marijuana farming remains a major concern as California inches closer to potentially passing Proposition 64, which will legalize recreational weed. Local lawmakers are busily drafting legislation to encourage conservation and to safeguard ecosystems already threatened by pot production....

A Berkeley laboratory recently found that 84 percent of medical marijuana samples contained large amounts of pesticides....

With just a few short weeks until the November 8 election, opponents and supporters of Proposition 64 continue to make the case for and against recreational marijuana. Polls suggest a majority of Californians, support legalizing marijuana for recreational use — 58 percent, to be exact, according to a recent Los......