Sports Brittney Griner testifies about her medical marijuana prescription and chaotic arrest The WNBA star took the stand in Russian court Wednesday to explain why she had vape cartridges in the first place, how they ended up in her luggage and what happened after they were discovered. Rachel Treisman Charles Maynes
Health After 50 Years, U.S. Opens The Door To More Cannabis Crops For Scientists Until recently, plants from only one U.S. facility were approved for use in research. Adding new suppliers will accelerate understanding of cannabis' health effects and possible therapeutic uses. Will Stone
Health Amid Coronavirus, San Francisco, New York, Deem Marijuana Businesses 'Essential' Officials in San Francisco reversed course and are allowing dispensaries to stay open during the "shelter in place" order. New York made a similar declaration for its medical marijuana businesses. Brakkton Booker
Business Colombia Is Turning Into A Major Medical Marijuana Producer The country wants to shake its image as an illicit narco nation. Now it's already home to more than two dozen legit cannabis companies, with exports to Canada and the U.K. John Otis
Health Surgeon General Sounds Alarm On Risk Of Marijuana Addiction And Harm As more than 30 states have liberalized marijuana laws, the use and potency of the drug have increased. The surgeon general says there's no safe amount of marijuana for adolescents and pregnant women. Allison Aubrey
Health Researching Medical Marijuana May Soon Get Easier Current federal law limits scientists trying to study the health effects of marijuana to plants from one farm in Mississippi. The DEA says it will begin moving on applications for new growers. Will Stone
Health Highly Potent Weed Has Swept The Market, Raising Concerns About Health Risks Most of the marijuana for sale in the U.S. has a far higher THC content than it did a few decades ago. Some scientists and doctors are concerned that the trend is making pot less safe. Rhitu Chatterjee
Politics 3 More States OK Easing Their Marijuana Laws: Michigan, Utah, Missouri There are now 33 states that have legalized marijuana to some degree, and recreational pot use is now legal in 10 states, along with Washington, D.C. Bill Chappell
Marijuana may reduce opioids, but it's not the solution Two reports released this month showed a decline in opioid prescriptions in states that have legalized medical marijuana. One report looked at Medicaid... Casey Martin Marcie Sillman
King County proposes testing marijuana for pesticides King County would test for certain pesticides in marijuana under a new proposal. King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles proposed the ordinance... Paige Browning
