Search results for "opioid"
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Science
New Study Shows Medical Cannabis Reduces Opioid Usage
October 26, 2022A new study shows that medical marijuana can be an important tool for managing pain, providing...
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Medical
New Study Refutes Link Between Medical Marijuana & Decline in Fatal Opioid Overdoses
June 11, 2019New research debunks a previous study conducted using the same methods, gathering evidence against the popular...
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Medical
Opioids & Cannabis: Gaining an Upper Hand on Pain
May 7, 2019Opioids deployed in the treatment of chronic pain can wind up causing more harm than they...
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Medical
Leading Drug Expert Remains Skeptical About MMJ’s Power to Curb Opioid Use… And Maybe She Should
March 26, 2019Let’s be careful before we try to put a bandaid on a bullet wound, people.
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Medical
Illinois Works to Prevent Opioid Dependency With Cannabis
February 7, 2019In a pioneering move when it comes to dealing with the nation’s growing opioid crisis, Illinois...
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Legal
The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority
July 11, 2018The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...
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Politics
Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids
June 3, 2018New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...
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Joint Opinions
Marijuana & Opioids: Sanjay Gupta Tells Us What We Already Knew
May 2, 2018America’s most trusted TV doctor tackles cannabis and prescription pain pills in “Weed 4.”
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Cannabis
Study: Easy Access to Dispensaries Prevents Opioid Deaths
February 7, 2018Researchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks...
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Cannabis
New Mexico Officials Vote to Add Opioid Use Disorders to Medical Marijuana Program
November 7, 2017Before the condition can be officially added to the program, the state’s hesitant health secretary has...
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Cannabis
Cal NORML Issues Report, Survey on Legalization & Opioid Crisis
November 6, 2017California NORML is working to end discrimination of cannabis users in the workplace.
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Joint Opinions
Don’t Look to the Feds For Progressive Answers on Opioids
November 3, 2017Trump administration is out of step with current data on opioids and cannabis.
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Legal
Ohio Files Lawsuit Against Rx Companies for Opioid Crisis
June 1, 2017Ohio, like many parts of the U.S., is facing a serious opioid addiction and overdose epidemic,...
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Cannabis
Opioid Advocates: Cannabis Not Enough to Cut Through Pain
May 26, 2017Advocates of opioids argue medical marijuana does not go far enough to relieve pain.
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Politics
AG Sessions: Using Pot to Treat Opioid Addiction is a Joke
March 2, 2017Attorney General Jeff Sessions is facing an uncertain future and major political backlash over two undisclosed meetings with...
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Cannabis
National Access Cannabis Launches Landmark Study To Quell Deadly Opioid Epidemic
July 7, 2016National Access Cannabis is partnering up with PhytoSciences Consultants to launch the largest Harm Reduction Study...
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Joint Opinions
Consider Cannabis to Treat Opioid Addiction
May 31, 2016Although recent studies have shown that overdose deaths from prescription painkillers are on the decline in...
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Legal
Warren To CDC: MMJ Can Treat Opioid Crisis
February 10, 2016Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote Centers for Disease Control Director Tom Frieden this week. Her message:...
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Medical
Cannabis Makes Recovery for Opioid Addiction Easier
December 3, 2015A new study suggests that people recovering from an addiction to painkillers may experience better results...
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Current Events
Israel’s Cannabis Industry in a Time of War
June 5, 2024An overview of Israel’s cannabis industry and how it has been affected by the Oct. 7,...
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