Indeed, no evidence suggests users can overdose and die from marijuana use. But others predict about 9 percent of users — and about 17 percent of teenage users — will become addicted.

“In addition to uncontrollable vomiting and addiction ... Proposition 64 believing a legal market for marijuana would undercut the drug’s black market and thus reduce its parallel criminal ...

Many Black and brown communities disproportionately criminalized for marijuana possession are ... the director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai. “Despite the legalization in many ...

"Combining addiction with the profit ... New York has faced in trying to displace the black market, Lehman's thesis is puzzling. After all, marijuana is no more addictive in New York than it ...

Changes in state laws mean marijuana is available to more people, for both medical and recreational use. But whether you use it legally or illegally, it’s possible to misuse it and get addicted ...

They think it’s not an addiction.” At a time when marijuana has been legalized for recreational and medicinal use in more than 20 states — and the potency of the drug has been increased ...

"It's been frustrating because you’re not taken seriously," a 37-year-old Missouri mother named Courtney recently told WaPo of her marijuana addiction. "People say it's not as severe as meth ...

Once you have schizophrenia, stopping marijuana use won't make the condition or its symptoms go away. If you think you're addicted to marijuana, getting an early diagnosis can help with treatment ...

A new pill aims to combat marijuana addiction as cannabis consumption continues to rise across the US. An experimental drug, called AEF-0117, has proven effective in a small trial. It showed ...

Higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC – the part of the marijuana plant that makes you high – are causing more people to become addicted in many parts of the world, a new review ...

Addiction is pervasive and includes those who abuse marijuana, food ... opinion across the Volunteer State Sign up for the Black Tennessee Voices newsletter Sign up for the Latino Tennessee ...

Yes, deregulation would kill off the black market. But would it be better to have big businesses selling to addicted consumers? Perhaps marijuana is not as bad as alcohol or cigarettes.