Concerned mom says Fulton County eighth grader unknowingly given edibles at school

A Fairburn mom says she sent her daughter to Bear Creek Middle School on Friday to learn, just like she would any other day. Instead of returning with homework, she also came home high.

Abortion rights, marijuana questions expected to drive Ohio residents to polls as early voting starts

In-person voting for a November ballot measure over abortion rights is beginning in Ohio, the latest state where voters will decide the issue after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a nationwide right to the procedure last year.

Georgia will be first state with medical marijuana in pharmacies

Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials said.

US health agency recommends loosening federal marijuana laws

Rescheduling marijuana to a Schedule 3 drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession.

New bipartisan bill would allow federal workers to consume marijuana

Is the federal government letting massive numbers of potential hires go up in smoke because of a marijuana prohibition for federal workers? Some say yes. 

Feds: Stop making marijuana edibles that look like kids’ snacks

Federal officials issued a letter to six companies selling cannabis products warning them that kids may confuse their goods for snacks.

NCAA panel recommends marijuana be dropped from banned substance list

The Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports recommended halting cannabis tests at such events until a final decision is made, likely this fall.

Bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés passes California Assembly

A State Assembly bill that would allow Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés where customers would be permitted to consume the tranquilizing herb onsite, received broad partisan support on Wednesday, passing the assembly 64-9.

Marijuana legalization: Gov. Walz signs Minnesota cannabis bill into law

Gov. Tim Walz signed a law making recreational marijuana legal in Minnesota, with the state becoming the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis. 

Scooby doobie don't: Discarded joints are posing hazards for dogs

Veterinarians are growing alarmed by an apparent rise in marijuana poisonings among dogs that ingest discarded joints and edibles on city sidewalks.

Man crashes truck trying to light marijuana on 'weed day'

Kansas authorities said the man was trying to drive with his knees before he crashed into “a cement culvert, a large fence corner-post, a telephone junction box, and a utility pole.”

How 4/20 became a pot holiday - and call to action

Some claimed 420 referred to a police code for marijuana possession or that it arose from Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35," with its refrain of “Everybody must get stoned" — 420 being the product of 12 times 35.