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.

Changes in the country's attitude toward marijuana use may be taking effect in football.

As society continues to wrestle with the acceptability, or not, of marijuana, the NFL and NFL Players Association try to strike a proper balance regarding the permissibility of the substance.

The state's tightly controlled program has seen high costs and low enrollment. Pain patients might turn the tide.

The state's tightly controlled program has seen high costs and low enrollment. Pain patients might turn the tide.

Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?

With the countdown underway for Super Bowl 50, there’s a renewed focus on the NFL’s high rate of injuries and concussions, and whether the league should be open to players using medical marijuana to treat their pain.

The future Hall of Famer admits to smoking marijuana during his playing career.

Too bad the VA can’t recommend it.

Research shows people with chronic pain or mental health issues prefer taking cannabis over prescription opioid medications to treat symptoms.

With legalization of marijuana increasing across the United States, there is more focus than ever on identifying the risks and benefits of the drug. A new study provides further insight, after finding men experience greater pain relief with marijuana use than women.

The most comprehensive research review ever done on the topic found that marijuana can help battle depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and even addictions to alcohol and painkillers.

A majority of NFL players feel that use of chemical painkillers would be reduced if the league allowed a therapeutic use exemption for marijuana use.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A new type of medical practice has sprouted up in the Syracuse area that's promoting something most doctors cannot give patients – pot.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A new type of medical practice has sprouted up in the Syracuse area that's promoting something most doctors cannot give patients – pot.

Researchers in Maryland and Arizona are looking for veteran volunteers to smoke up to two joints' worth of marijuana a day in a new study designed to find out if pot helps relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The photo is the first salvo in Lee’s new mission: He’s become a foot soldier in the grassroots crusade to get medical marijuana legalized in Missouri.

The photo is the first salvo in Lee’s new mission: He’s become a foot soldier in the grassroots crusade to get medical marijuana legalized in Missouri.

Enedina Stanger and her husband recently moved with their girls to Colorado, where marijuana is legal, rather than risk possible arrest and losing custody of their children.

Firefighter and former Marine hopes to convince lawmakers to legalize medicinal use in Indiana.

Firefighter and former Marine hopes to convince lawmakers to legalize medicinal use in Indiana.

It was his experience with medical cannabis that got Stephen Mandile up in arms about providing better for Massachusetts veterans.

The program offers veterans an alternative to addictive pharmaceutical drugs.

Severe pain drove this average Minnesotan to seek the comforts of medical cannabis. Here's how things worked out for her.

Taboos about drugs are lying shattered across the U.S., like broken debris after a party. But even as some states have begun to decriminalize or legalize marijuana, there is an argument that is making some Americans hesitate.