Michigan university becomes first to offer cannabis chemistry scholarship
The chemistry program claims to be the first in the country that focuses specifically on cannabis.
The chemistry program claims to be the first in the country that focuses specifically on cannabis.
At age 29, Hope Wiseman is a pioneer for other African American women to venture into an industry that's traditionally dominated by men and comes with its own prejudice.
Fate Winslow is now with his family, and ready "to enjoy his life."
Law enforcement in Connecticut found 1,700 pounds of marijuana when they stopped a U-Haul truck.
A U.N. commission voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs.
"Smoke: Marijuana & Black America" looks at how Black and Brown communities are left out of the growing business of cannabis, even though those communities are often on the receiving end of the legal troubles that come with marijuana use. Former NFL player Ricky Williams, who participated in the documentary, joins CBSN to discuss what change is needed.
The drug is enjoying broad support among voters in both major parties and almost all regions. But it's still not legal at the federal level.
Hemp, a species of cannabis that does not create a marijuana-like high, has an ancient history with usage dating back centuries.
Monogram is the music mogul's latest business venture.
The comic actor who became known for his TV, film and stage appearances is cultivating a new role.
When voters legalized marijuana three years ago, advocates said illegal operations would be pushed out and the state would make hundreds of millions in tax revenue. So far, those dreams have not panned out.
Researchers are recommending scientists study the potential use of cannabis-derived CBD in anti-viral therapies, due to its known anti-inflammatory properties.
"Access to medical cannabis is as important as access to any other needed medication," one dispensary owner said.
Major League Baseball is clarifying its policies surrounding marijuana three months after removing it from the banned substance list. David Samson, host of the CBS Sports podcast "Nothing Personal," joins CBSN to explain what this means for players and why the league is relaxing its policy.
"We believe it is the largest effort in California to wipe out old criminal convictions in a single court motion," LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced Thursday.
With marijuana legal in 33 U.S. states, a new warning emerged about car crashes involving use of the drug. An AAA study looked back at 10 years of traffic deaths in Washington state, finding that the number of drivers high off marijuana involved in fatal car crashes more than doubled since legalization in 2012. Kris Van Cleave reports on the organization’s warning to states.
Illinois' governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday.
The former vice president wrongly claimed that he had never said so in the first place.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act — or MORE Act — would remove marijuana from a list of federally controlled substances
In addition, 150 people have been arrested and 168 weapons seized
When voters legalized marijuana three years ago, advocates said illegal operations would be pushed out and the state would make hundreds of millions in tax revenue. So far, those dreams have not panned out
Legalization of recreational marijuana is a very public issue. But consumption of legal pot, in the states where it's allowed, is mostly done in private. California's law is typical: It says it's illegal to consume, smoke, eat or vape cannabis in public – or even to open a package containing it. But the Golden State now has a brand new venue, led by a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, where people can partake in pot outside their homes. Michelle Miller reports.
Investors are scurrying from cannabis companies just as state regulators are imposing temporary vaping bans
The cafe will offer food — but it won't be infused with weed, due to current California cannabis laws
Test results from nine samples of cannabidiol products show some surprising results that could produce serious health side effects
Adele reprimanded an audience member at her Las Vegas residency who made an anti-LGBTQ remark at the start of Pride Month.
New York Stock Exchange technical troubles cause Berkshire Hathaway shares to appear down almost 100%.
Determined to help, Karen Swensen started a GoFundMe page which within 24 hours, had amassed more than $222,000 from strangers across the country.
GameStop's stock price jumped more than 87% in pre-market trading following post on Reddit linked to trader Keith Gill.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
A New York City couple says they recently reeled in a safe holding two stacks of waterlogged hundred dollar bills.
Periodical cicadas used to reliably emerge every 13 or 17 years — but spring arriving sooner interferes with the bugs' internal alarm clocks.
Adele reprimanded an audience member at her Las Vegas residency who made an anti-LGBTQ remark at the start of Pride Month.
New York Stock Exchange technical troubles cause Berkshire Hathaway shares to appear down almost 100%.
Determined to help, Karen Swensen started a GoFundMe page which within 24 hours, had amassed more than $222,000 from strangers across the country.
GameStop's stock price jumped more than 87% in pre-market trading following post on Reddit linked to trader Keith Gill.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
New York Stock Exchange technical troubles cause Berkshire Hathaway shares to appear down almost 100%.
GameStop's stock price jumped more than 87% in pre-market trading following post on Reddit linked to trader Keith Gill.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, who is 93, married Elena Zhukova on Saturday.
Authors complained for years that the organization was predominantly White — causing membership to plummet.
The hearing on COVID-19 marks Dr. Anthony Fauci's first public appearance on Capitol Hill since leaving government in 2022.
President Biden is expected to issue a long-anticipated executive order as early as Tuesday to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The package comes as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has outlined plans for the chamber to put reproductive rights "front and center" this month.
Hunter Biden's trial on three felony charges related to his purchase and possession of a gun while he was a drug user started Monday with jury selection.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat who represents Texas' 18th Congressional District, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
The FDA is investigating to see if tainted cucumber sample is related to an ongoing salmonella outbreak that has sickened 141.
Even if someone has gone through a healing process with body image or their relationship with food, these challenges can "last a lifetime," a licensed mental health counselor tells CBS News.
Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
The U.S. has ordered 4.8 million doses of vaccine to target bird flu in case the outbreak spreads in people.
Details of the FDA's proposal were published Friday ahead of a meeting next week.
The gruesome discovery marks the second time in days that an exercise weight was found attached to human remains in a body of water.
Officials say adverse conditions are holding up efforts to locate 3 experienced mountaineers in Canada's rugged Garibaldi Park.
How did a goldfish end up in a U.K. doctor's garden with no pond around? Here's the story of Alice, aka "Lazarus, aka The Fish Who Lived."
Critics say the true goal of the law is to stigmatize opposition and restrict debate ahead of parliamentary elections in October
You may have heard that six planets were set to align in a rare "parade of planets" this morning. Experts say it wasn't the "spectacular celestial event" you were promised – and shared when you should really watch.
Adele reprimanded an audience member at her Las Vegas residency who made an anti-LGBTQ remark at the start of Pride Month.
Actor Matt Smith is known for his role as the complicated and cunning Daemon Targaryen on "House of the Dragon." He joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his character's journey this season and what fans can look forward to in the upcoming episodes.
Taylor Momsen, whose band The Pretty Reckless are opening for AC/DC, was performing in Spain when she was bit by a bat.
Cyndi Lauper was a pop music dynamo and MTV-favorite singer who later won a Tony Award for her songs for the stage musical "Kinky Boots." But she wanted more than to just have fun. The subject of a new documentary on Paramount+ called "Let the Canary Sing," Lauper talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about how music made her tumultuous home life better; how she had to be convinced about her breakout record, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"; and about criticism from producer Quincy Jones that she was a "troublemaker."
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including NBA Hall of Famer and sportscaster Bill Walton.
What was to be the maiden launch of the Boeing Starliner with astronauts on board was halted yet again Saturday, this time less than four minutes before liftoff, when a computer system triggered an automatic hold. A launch last month was also canceled due to various issues. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest.
All systems are go for a second attempted launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule on Saturday, making its maiden voyage to the International Space Station with two astronauts on board. Manuel Bojorquez reports from the Kennedy Space Center.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
ChatGPT developer OpenAI warns that state actors worldwide use generative artificial intelligence to run covert propaganda operations. The company told The Washington Post it found groups in Russia, China, Iran and Israel using its technology to build and launch social media campaigns. Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for The Post, joins CBS News to discuss.
Google said it's rolling back its AI-generated search results feature after two weeks. Here's why.
The British journalist and author of "Midnight in Chernobyl" returns with his exhaustively-researched new book about the 1986 space shuttle disaster.
A recent study from the University of Washington suggests that rising summer temperatures threaten triploid oysters, specifically bred in the 1970s to be more resilient to harsher environments. Despite that, researchers found that triploids die nearly 2.5 times faster than other oysters when under heat stress. Neil Thompson, geneticist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.
The New Caledonian fern, Tmesipteris oblanceolata, has more than 50 times more DNA packed into the nucleus of its cells than humans do.
Can the climate crisis be won as temperatures soar, oceans rise and air quality deteriorates? Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer thinks it can. The climate investor joins "America Decides" to discuss his new book "Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We'll Win the Climate War."
The spread of an avian flu virus in cattle has again brought public health attention to the potential for a global pandemic. Fighting it would depend, for now, on 1940s technology that makes vaccines from hens' eggs.
The gruesome discovery marks the second time in days that an exercise weight was found attached to human remains in a body of water.
Gang members at the prison nicknamed "El Infiernito" enjoyed access to such luxuries as TV sets and fridges.
Chaowalit Thongduang spent months on the run in connection with several killings and drug trafficking charges.
The Gila River Indian Community issued a temporary ban on dances after a police officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a reported disturbance.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty has filed a notice of dismissal of charges against Minnesota state trooper Ryan Londregan in the shooting death of 33-year-old Ricky Cobb II.
You may have heard that six planets were set to align in a rare "parade of planets" this morning. Experts say it wasn't the "spectacular celestial event" you were promised – and shared when you should really watch.
The spacecraft, part of the Chang'e moon exploration program, will collect soil and rock samples.
The second attempt to send Boeing's Starliner crew capsule into orbit was canceled just minutes before it was set to launch on Saturday.
Nearly a month after a frustrating launch scrub, the Starliner and its two-person crew were initially cleared for a second attempt to reach orbit.
If you missed the fantastic display of the northern lights in May, you could soon have another chance. In early June, the active solar region responsible for those multi-colored hues in the night sky will be in prime position to generate solar storms impacting us on Earth. Ryan French, solar physicist with the National Solar Observatory, joins CBS News to explain.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
Forrest Fenn hid a treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Five men died searching for it.
An anonymous letter writer terrorizes a small town, threatening to expose their rumored dark secrets.
A look back at the hallowed career of the indie "B-movie" filmmaker, known for exploitation films, monster flicks, and some bizarre movie posters.
Crews are battling California's largest wildfire so far this year, the Corral Fire, which has burned more than 14,000 acres outside the city of Tracy, about 60 miles east of San Francisco. Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, while officials say the fire is about 75% contained. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports.
President Biden is expected to issue an executive order this week to partially shut down asylum processing along the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on that and the felony gun possession case against the president's son.
Israel and Hamas are under mounting pressure to sign off on a truce outlined by President Biden last week. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with the Israeli defense and war cabinet ministers over the weekend. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more from Tel Aviv and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more from the White House.
Venice is taking more action to limit the impact of increased tourism, banning loudspeakers and limiting tour group sizes to 25 people. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Rome.
A new CBS News poll shows voters' reactions to former President Donald Trump's criminal conviction predictably correlate with their political affiliation, with most Democrats thinking the right verdict was reached in a fair trial and most Republicans thinking the opposite. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more.