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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 ...

Smoking an occasional marijuana joint isn't bad for your lungs. In fact, lighting up once in a while may increase lung function, according to researchers at University of California, San Francisco.

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After years of backing the legalization of marijuana in the U.S., The New York Times changed course in an editorial published Tuesday. In the piece, entitled "It’s Time for America to Admit That It ...