Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing, but still incomplete body of research suggests the cannabis plant, the source of marijuana, can help fight some kinds ...

People with everything from cancer and rheumatoid arthritis to multiple sclerosis and epilepsy will tell you the same thing about medical marijuana — it helps. For many, it helps a whole lot and in ...

Ruth Brunn finally said yes to marijuana. She is 98. She pops a green pill filled with cannabis oil into her mouth with a sip of vitamin water. Then Brunn, who has neuropathy, settles back in her ...

Some people suffering pain from cancer and other chronic diseases turn to marijuana to ease their suffering, but much of that relief may come from simply believing weed will help, a new study found.

People traditionally associate marijuana with teenagers, but the plant is seeing a surge in usage among older adults. Senior citizens are the fastest-growing demographic to use cannabis, according to ...

Cannabis helps with cancer-related pain, a Canadian team of experts has concluded. Their study, published in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, confirmed that medicinal marijuana is a "safe and ...

Part 4 of a five-part USA TODAY series exploring chronic pain, the challenges of treatment and the scientific advances offering hope for the future. Rob Sims grew up hearing stories about what opioid ...