All posts tagged "opioids"
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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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Legal
UN Reports Cannabis Use Up Amid Legalization and Covid-19 Lockdowns
July 9, 2022The legalization of cannabis and lockdowns imposed to control the coronavirus pandemic have led to an...
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Legal
Legal Marijuana Might Prevent Drunk Driving Accidents
December 4, 2019Research shows legal cannabis is a substitute for alcohol.
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Medical
Why You Should Tell Your Doctor If You Smoke Cannabis
August 13, 2019A new study suggests that you shouldn’t lie to your doctor when they ask if you...
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CBD
Small-Scale Study Finds CBD Can Reduce Heroin Cravings
May 22, 2019The study, while far from definitive, is at the very least a testament to the necessity...
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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
Does Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Smell Like Popcorn?
April 11, 2019Another day, another unsubstantiated “fact” floating around online.
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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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CBD
Can CBD Combat Alcohol & Drug Addiction? Maybe.
March 21, 2019Researchers found evidence that CBD could curb cravings in substance-abuse sufferers — but don't forget about...
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Legal
Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress
February 14, 2019VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious conditions...
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Medical
Study Finds Medical Marijuana Programs Service More Pain Patients Than Anything Else
February 6, 2019Study shows chronic pain is the primary condition driving patients to medical cannabis.
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Politics
Kentucky Republican Smoked Marijuana, Changes Mind About Legalization
January 15, 2019Medical marijuana might be on its way to Kentucky, thanks to a state senator who smoked...
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Culture
How Much Marijuana Is Too Much at ‘Marijuana Friendly’ Rehab?
July 23, 2018Turns out that allowing opiate or alcohol addicts free rein to smoke as much marijuana as...
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Medical
Cannabis: Pain Management or More Pain?
June 22, 2018Cannabis has long been known to help with pain, but a new study shows in some...
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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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Politics
Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis
February 8, 2018On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...
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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
VA Blames Prohibition for Lack of MMJ Research
January 23, 2018Despite overwhelming evidence that veterans can benefit massively from cannabis medicine, obstacles created by federal prohibition...
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Economics
Report: All Drugs, Not Just Cannabis, Are Getting Stronger
December 5, 2017A new report from the DEA illustrates that the decades-long War on Drugs has done little...
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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...