Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Curious if medical marijuana will work for you? You could ask your doctor, but you may be better off with Wikipedia—or, if you’re a faithful reader of these pages, your may be better served if your ...

For people who consume medical marijuana, the risk of being misdiagnosed with a use disorder is a real threat, said Tammy Chung, an addiction researcher at Rutgers University. They can meet criteria ...

PHOENIX — Teenagers are smoking less synthetic marijuana and may be smoking more real pot, a drug prevention group said. The National Institutes of Health surveyed thousands of students nationwide and ...

Despite America’s often-toxic politics, our legislators can still come together and fight the good fight: Look at the Youth Substance Use Prevention and Awareness Act, a new bipartisan Senate bill ...

Members of the New York state Assembly want to criminalize fake marijuana that’s often sold at head shops and tobacco stores — which seems hilarious considering real marijuana has been de-criminalized ...