Daily marijuana smokers face higher risk of heart attack, stroke, says American Heart Association study

Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your ... News Digital. "People think marijuana is harmless. It is not," she said. "We found that using marijuana (mostly by ... Read More

Is it dangerous to smoke weed? What you need to know about using marijuana.

Using marijuana at a young age can have lifelong consequences. The drug interferes with the development of the brain. Impaired attention, problems with memory and difficulty learning are all potential ... Read More

AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday

Marijuana advocates are gearing up for Saturday, April 20, 2024. Known as 4/20, marijuana's high holiday is marked by large crowds gathering in parks, at festivals and on college campuses to smoke ... Read More

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Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

Is smoking marijuana really as bad for you as cigarettes?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Smoking cannabis is bad for your heart health ... use is associated with heart disease. Tetrahydrocannabinol, the active component of cannabis, can attach to cells in the ... Read More

Where did 420 come from? The blunt truth about the marijuana-themed holiday

According to popular lore, 420 was started in the early 1970s by a group of students at Northern California's San Rafael High School. The group, which dubbed itself the Waldos, used to gather after ... Read More

No, you can't legally smoke marijuana at your favorite Ohio beer garden. Here's why

The first Ohio spring with legal recreational marijuana is upon us, but don't expect a cloud of haze over your favorite beer ... Ohioans 21 and older can now buy, possess and grow cannabis ... Read More

Sober 'Jackass' star says he ditched Maher's podcast after host refused to refrain from marijuana on set

"Jackass" star Steve-O recently claimed he backed out of an episode of HBO host Bill Maher’s "Club Random" podcast after the host refused to promise to refrain from smoking marijuana during the ... Read More

What happens if Florida legalizes recreational marijuana? Where could you buy and smoke?

THC is the substance that makes you feel high when you smoke marijuana or eat an edible. If voters say yes to recreational marijuana, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to buy weed at your local ... Read More

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April 12, 2024 • Money makes the world go around, faster and faster all the time. At Planet Money, a multimedia team of reporters tracks down the economists, investors and regular folks who are ... Read More

What happens if Florida legalizes recreational marijuana? Where could you buy and smoke?

Your boss likely won’t want you high at work. However, whether you can smoke marijuana or not will depend on your employer’s drug policy, according to Robinson. Some states provide employment ... Read More