In Texas, the fight to legalize medical cannabis can only be won through legislative advocacy, rather than through a direct petition by citizens.

In Texas, the fight to legalize medical cannabis can only be won through legislative advocacy, rather than through a direct petition by citizens.

The scientific basis for cannabis’s pain relieving properties make it a no-brainer for being the perfect complement to massage.

Move over, Tiger Balm, Body Crème or Bengay. More and more seniors are turning to marijuana-infused skin preparations called “topicals” and some people swear by them to relieve muscle pain, arthritis and skin irritation.

Some military veterans are embracing marijuana to treat their PTSD.

Americans are in pain. Over 2.5 million people in the US are addicted to opioids, the US Department of Health and Human Services reports. About 80 die daily from opioid overdoses. It’s gotten so bad that even conservative state legislators want to legalize medical marijuana, arguing it’s a safer, less addictive pain killer.

Professional and retired mainstream athletes are already using forms of cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) for acute and long-term pain management.

There has been emerging evidence that cannabis reduces pain, muscle spasms, stiffness, and inflammation in humans.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the CDC to look into marijuana as a possible antidote to painkiller deaths.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is urging the CDC to look into marijuana as a possible antidote to painkiller deaths.

The most common reason that people seek out medical marijuana is for chronic pain.

Franco Harris is joining to movement for medical marijuana. While the Steelers legend is in good physical and mental health after a lengthy football career, he openly approves marijuana use for the days he doesn't feel so great and has become a strong advocate for current players to use the plant for medicine.

Ricky Williams doesn't shy away from his support for marijuana. He used the drug as a means of recovery from the pounding he took over his 10-year NFL career, which included two seasons (2002 and 2003) leading the league in rush attempts with a combined 775 carries.

Kyle Turley believes marijuana counters the effects of CTE and he wants the NFL to allow players to use it.

HOUSTON (NEXSTAR MEDIA) — Marijuana is currently on the list of substances banned by the NFL but several former players are hoping to change that.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell faces increasing demands to embrace cannabis as a solution to two crises that threaten to derail the $13 billion-a-year league: painkiller abuse and concussions.

Visits to the state’s eight cannabis clinics doubled in August, the first month that pain patients were allowed into the program.

Visits to the state’s eight cannabis clinics doubled in August, the first month that pain patients were allowed into the program.

Members of Congress have taken note as well, questioning whether medical marijuana could be a solution to an over-prescribing crisis involving veterans nationwide.

Members of Congress have taken note as well, questioning whether medical marijuana could be a solution to an over-prescribing crisis involving veterans nationwide.

As the legality of marijuana experiences a major shift, the prevalence of CBD- and THC-infused products is becoming more mainstream for the beauty and therapeutics industries.

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Medical marijuana will soon be legal in Ohio. But don't get that prescription from your doctor just yet.

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- Medical marijuana will soon be legal in Ohio. But don't get that prescription from your doctor just yet.

A crowd of hundreds on Thursday remembered Splitt, a Colorado teenager who battled cerebral palsy and whose lobbying efforts at the state Capitol changed the law not once but twice.

A crowd of hundreds on Thursday remembered Splitt, a Colorado teenager who battled cerebral palsy and whose lobbying efforts at the state Capitol changed the law not once but twice.

INDIANA -- A former Marine says access to medical marijuana means life or death for many veterans across Indiana.

INDIANA -- A former Marine says access to medical marijuana means life or death for many veterans across Indiana.

The NFL continues an authoritarian stance on marijuana use while team doctors still dole out powerful and addictive painkillers.

How the retired QB is trying to save the NFL with medical marijuana.

States that implemented medical marijuana laws experienced an especially notable drop in painkiller prescriptions.

Few industries have been able to change their narratives as drastically as legal marijuana, and it has done so with the help of two sympathetic groups: Football players with a traumatic brain disease and sick children.

Marijuana can be used to effectively treat people suffering from migraine headaches, new research has found.

Researchers are now pushing the benefits of medical marijuana as the leading cure for fibromyalgia relief.

Medical marijuana is legal in New York, but veterans’ doctors are still forbidden from recommending it.

Are they the key to federal rescheduling?

Are they the key to federal rescheduling?

ST. PAUL -- Severe pain soon will be a reason Minnesotans may use medical marijuana, something supporters say will reduce the need for powerful and often-dangerous prescription medicines.

ST. PAUL -- Severe pain soon will be a reason Minnesotans may use medical marijuana, something supporters say will reduce the need for powerful and often-dangerous prescription medicines.

Expanding the list of qualifying conditions to include intractable pain marks a critical juncture in the year-old program, which is among the most restrictive in the country.

Expanding the list of qualifying conditions to include intractable pain marks a critical juncture in the year-old program, which is among the most restrictive in the country.

On Friday, Kerr became the latest high-profile sports figure to advocate for the use of marijuana as a way to deal with chronic pain.

In states where it is legal to use medical marijuana to manage chronic pain and other conditions, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug overdose is 25 percent lower than in states where medical marijuana remains illegal, new research suggests.

ALBANY -- Chronic pain sufferers will now be able to get medical marijuana prescribed to them in New York.

ALBANY -- Chronic pain sufferers will now be able to get medical marijuana prescribed to them in New York.

Loosening some of the most stringent medical marijuana laws in the nation.

Loosening some of the most stringent medical marijuana laws in the nation.