Marijuana and other drugs are not as dangerous as laws written half a century ago say they are, according to a new scientific ...

On August 30, an official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released one of the most significant announcements made at the federal level concerning marijuana ...

Moving cannabis to a category of drugs that includes some common medicines will have implications for research, businesses and patients. By Jan Hoffman President Trump on Thursday ordered cannabis to ...

Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is ...

U.S. drug policy is dictated by the Controlled Substances Act. The Controlled Substances Act categorizes drugs under different schedules and criteria. Classifying marijuana as a Schedule III drug ...

In November 2020, the United Nations made substantial revisions to the classification of cannabis under the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This significant move signaled the beginning of the end for ...