Cannabis

Cannabis plants grow in a greenhouse.

The Hood Incubator wants to reverse the effects of the war on drugs by helping black and Hispanic businesspeople enter the legal cannabis market.

By Liz Posner

A man smokes marijuana during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on October 17th, 2018. Nearly a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate its sale and recreational use. Scores of customers braved the cold for hours outside Tweed, a pot boutique in St John's, Newfoundland, that opened briefly at midnight, to buy their first grams of legal cannabis. In total, Statistics Canada says 5.4 million Canadians will buy cannabis from legal dispensaries in 2018—about 15 percent of the population. Around 4.9 million already smoke marijuana.

A man smokes marijuana during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, on October 17th, 2018.

By Pacific Standard Staff

The ads show actors going to scary lengths to get prescription opioids.

Under the opioid panic, patients suffering from chronic pain can find themselves unable to speak openly with their doctors.

By Noah Berlatsky

Marijuana is getting stronger

It looks like the marketplace for illicit drugs is getting more competitive.

By Francie Diep

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Will the environmental impact of cannabis balloon as legalization sweeps across the country?

By Julia Rosen

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The ruling comes during a big moment in the drug’s road toward legalization.

By Jared Keller

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Cannabis use can cause a signal miscommunication in the brain, which is similar to what might happen in mental illness.

By Natalie Zarrelli