A major shift in U.S. drug policy has sparked debate around marijuana, and now, a heart surgeon is weighing in on the effects of cannabis. Donald Trump is currently moving to reclassify marijuana, ...

Cigarette smoke has a greater impact on airway health than marijuana smoke or vaping, according to new research by UC Davis. "We didn't measure the chemicals that come out of cigarettes or marijuana, ...

Add another downside of lighting up to the list. The risks of smoking are well documented, from the fact that a single cigarette shortens your life to weed not actually helping anxiety or depression.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Despite the growing trend of legalizing marijuana across the ...

In part one of what marijuana really does to your brain, we traced the discovery of the cannabinoid receptor. Finding the receptor is the first step in determining how smoking causes a high. The next ...