Adults using medical marijuana for pain less likely to require opioids, research shows
New research shows adults who use medical marijuana for chronic pain are less likely to require prescription opioids.
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New research shows adults who use medical marijuana for chronic pain are less likely to require prescription opioids.
Maps show where weed and marijuana products are legal for recreational and medical use in the United States.
Surveillance video shows a man buying medical marijuana hours before a fatal crash involving a State Police trooper.
Many patients scrambled to fill prescriptions Tuesday but went home empty handed.
Officials are looking for three suspects who they say broke into a local medical marijuana dispensary early Thursday morning.
The Cannabis Control Commission has ordered a Massachusetts marijuana dispensary in Acton to cease and desist after an unannounced inspection Thursday.
A new study from the University of Michigan finds that a significant number of people who use medical marijuana say they have driven while high.
A cannabis testing facility that was just granted a final license to test recreational marijuana, had thousands of dollars of medical marijuana testing samples stolen from it last year, according to police.
The future sale of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts took a big step forward Monday.
The top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts said Wednesday that while he cannot guarantee that people involved in the state's legalized pot industry would be immune from federal prosecution, his priority will be combating the deadly opioid epidemic.
Federal law still prohibits any marijuana use and now Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants federal prosecutors, including in Massachusetts, to go after marijuana crimes.
Regulators pledged to push ahead with implementation of the state's voter-approved recreational marijuana law despite potential confusion stemming from a shift in official U.S. policy.
The federal government is asking the state of Massachusetts to turn over information on the 40,000 patients who were prescribed medical marijuana.
Massachusetts' highest court has ruled that a woman who says she was fired for using marijuana legally obtained to treat Crohn's Disease can sue her former employer.
A medical marijuana dispensary in Quincy is offering patients a pretty delicious way to treat their pain.
It's about to become even easier for Bay State residents to get their hands on medical marijuana.
Public hearings on that and other revisions to the medical marijuana program are scheduled on Tuesday in Boston and on Thursday in Holyoke.
Denver-based AmeriCann will build a 1 million square-foot cultivation facility in Freetown.
One week after Massachusetts voters approved the use of recreational marijuana, a new medical marijuana dispensary opened Tuesday in Newton.
Boston's first-ever medical marijuana dispensary opened Wednesday and a Friar was one of the first customers.
In the four years since Massachusetts voters gave the green light to medical marijuana, only six facilities have opened across the entire state--and it may be because cities and towns are demanding big money to approve them.
New Hampshire's first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open after receiving its registration certificate.
The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates.
The state's fifth registered medical marijuana dispensary opened in Lowell Tuesday.
New Hampshire patients who qualify for medical marijuana will begin receiving identification cards needed to legally purchase and possess cannabis as early as next week.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
Spirit Airlines could cease operations soon, potentially leaving passengers stranded across the country.
A sex offender was arrested at Northeastern University after he allegedly hid in a women's bathroom and attacked police officers.
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby on Somerset Avenue in Taunton, the district attorney said.
Police are investigating the "suspicious" death of a baby on Somerset Avenue in Taunton, the district attorney said.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
A plane flying over Fenway Park ahead of the Red Sox-Astros game was towing a banner that said “Fire Craig! Sell the Team!”
A sex offender was arrested at Northeastern University after he allegedly hid in a women's bathroom and attacked police officers.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
A Dorchester woman says Boston Police opened fire through her closed apartment door and the bullets went into her 5-year-old son's bedroom.
The I-Team has learned the Massachusetts Dept. of Health wants to take away pepper spray and non-lethal restraints from Tewksbury State Hospital safety officers.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
April 20 is Patriots' Day and Marathon Monday in Massachusetts. Here's what's open and what's closed.
Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor is a 114-acre destination just 4 miles from downtown Boston.
A modern school with a historic aesthetic, St. Benedict Classical Academy in Natick blends contemporary design with timeless style.
The Lexington Minute Men represent the original colonial militia who fought in the first battle of the American Revolution.
In the middle of Maine's forests lies the Desert of Maine, a surprising stretch of rolling sand dunes formed when farming practices exposed ancient glacial sand.
Known for her vibrant, handcrafted pottery, Boston artist Jill Rosenwald has made a name for herself in the industry.
The Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Friday night in Game 6 to advance to the second round of the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers have forced a Game 7 after beating the Celtics 106-93 on Thursday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Wednesday.
The Red Sox will be without their ace for the immediate future as he deals with a shoulder injury.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.