CONTEXT In 2012, Washington State and Colorado legalized the recreational use of marijuana, and Uruguay, beginning in 2014, will become the first country to legalize the sale and distribution of marijuana. The challenge facing policymakers and public health advocates is reducing the harms of an ineffective, costly, and discriminatory "war on drugs" while preventing another public health catastr...

Changes in the legality of marijuana for medicinal use and further legalization recreational have brought about renewed interest properties cannabis plant. Cannabidiol (CBD), a derivative plant, has emerged as widely available panacea. The purpose this review is to discuss differences active ingredients plant well mechanisms by which CBD may provide benefit. In addition, evidence pain managemen...

BACKGROUND In November 2012, Washington State and Colorado became the first states in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults, and Uruguay became the first country to allow the cultivation, distribution, possession, and use of marijuana. One possible consequence of these changes is increased adolescent marijuana use. Parents may mitigate this adverse consequence; how...