Medical marijuana

Medical marijuana patients can legally grow their own plants, and many are happy to tend their semi-secret gardens. Businesses such as Otherside Farms and Golden State Greenery help set up grow rooms at residents’ homes.

A look at the pros, cons.

Smoked marijuana can bring relief to sufferers of neuropathic pain comparable to that of other painkiller drugs, some studies show.

For a California Assemblyman’s proposal to regulate and tax the sale of marijuana to work, the federal government would have to alter its drug laws.

The state is asking experts and its citizens to weigh in on how much a 60-day supply of medical marijuana is.

Federal officials should allow competition in growing the drug for needed studies on its medical use.

Patients under doctor’s care can be dismissed, even if marijuana use occurs during off hours, high court rules.

Surgeon General’s Warning: smoking marijuana can be hazardous to your health, unless you live in California and suffer from anorexia, arthritis, cancer, chronic pain or any other illnesses for which pot provides relief.