In a recreational context, marijuana has been shown to affect health, brain function, and memory. And in a medical context, marijuana is like any other powerful prescription drug: it has potentially ...

Researchers discovered that cannabis affects brain development by interacting with CB1 receptors on astrocytes, not just neurons.

Medical marijuana users claim that the drug helps ... cannabis users can also have audio and visual hallucinations from the effects on the brain areas that process what we see and hear.

"The adolescent brain, which continues developing into the mid-20s, is particularly vulnerable to marijuana’s effects," the ...

Marijuana is legal in two dozen states and is used by many to relax. New research from Northeastern University says you ...

to shed light on the interaction between marijuana and the brain. Topics range from how marijuana produces pleasurable sensations, relaxation and novelty (the 'high'), to emerging medical uses, ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was highly critical of marijuana legalization efforts in the United States and Canada.

which could be why THC has a similar effect in adults. According to a recent study in mice published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, marijuana may effectively flip a circuit in the brain that ...

Elton John, named Time’s Icon of the Year, told the outlet he disdains marijuana and thinks legalizing it is a mistake. “I ...

It makes sense that smoking marijuana would increase the risk for lung cancer and emphysema, right? Dr Holley separates the evidence from the noise.

CHS is linked to heavy, long-term marijuana use. It occurs when cannabis overstimulates receptors in the brain and gut, causing the areas that regulate nausea and pain to malfunction.