Compounds responsible for the aroma of cannabis and many other plants may offer a surprising new way to relieve chronic pain.

How much do you really know about what's in the cannabis you use? Most people know the basics: THC is the compound that gets you high, CBD is known to relax you, and cannabis has potential therapeutic ...

The efficacy of medical cannabis in alleviating pain has been demonstrated in clinical trials, yet questions remain regarding the extent to which specific chemical compounds contribute to analgesia ...

New research adds to evidence that a chemical found naturally in cannabis can -- in the right amounts -- lessen the anxiety-inducing effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive ...

Medically reviewed by Femi Aremu, PharmD Key Takeaways CBD and THC, the two main components of the cannabis plant, are ...

Researchers from the University of Arizona have discovered that cannabis terpenes, the compounds responsible for the plant's ...

Over the past three weeks, people have been tumbling into emergency rooms across the country, seriously ill after using a synthetic drug known as K2 or spice. Several people have died, and emergency ...