All posts tagged "opioids"

Science

New Study Shows Medical Cannabis Reduces Opioid Usage

A new study shows that medical marijuana can be an important tool for managing pain, providing...

Legal

UN Reports Cannabis Use Up Amid Legalization and Covid-19 Lockdowns

The legalization of cannabis and lockdowns imposed to control the coronavirus pandemic have led to an...

Legal

Legal Marijuana Might Prevent Drunk Driving Accidents

Research shows legal cannabis is a substitute for alcohol.

Medical

Why You Should Tell Your Doctor If You Smoke Cannabis

A new study suggests that you shouldn’t lie to your doctor when they ask if you...

CBD

Small-Scale Study Finds CBD Can Reduce Heroin Cravings

The study, while far from definitive, is at the very least a testament to the necessity...

Medical

Opioids & Cannabis: Gaining an Upper Hand on Pain

Opioids deployed in the treatment of chronic pain can wind up causing more harm than they...

Medical

Does Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Smell Like Popcorn?

Another day, another unsubstantiated “fact” floating around online.

Medical

Leading Drug Expert Remains Skeptical About MMJ’s Power to Curb Opioid Use… And Maybe She Should

Let’s be careful before we try to put a bandaid on a bullet wound, people.

CBD

Can CBD Combat Alcohol & Drug Addiction? Maybe.

Researchers found evidence that CBD could curb cravings in substance-abuse sufferers — but don't forget about...

Legal

Legislation Promoting Veteran Access to Medical Marijuana Filed in Congress

VA doctors are currently prohibited from recommending medical marijuana for their patients, even for serious conditions...

Medical

Study Finds Medical Marijuana Programs Service More Pain Patients Than Anything Else

Study shows chronic pain is the primary condition driving patients to medical cannabis.

Politics

Kentucky Republican Smoked Marijuana, Changes Mind About Legalization

Medical marijuana might be on its way to Kentucky, thanks to a state senator who smoked...

Culture

How Much Marijuana Is Too Much at ‘Marijuana Friendly’ Rehab?

Turns out that allowing opiate or alcohol addicts free rein to smoke as much marijuana as...

Medical

Cannabis: Pain Management or More Pain?

Cannabis has long been known to help with pain, but a new study shows in some...

Politics

Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids

New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...

Politics

Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis

On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...

Cannabis

Study: Easy Access to Dispensaries Prevents Opioid Deaths

Researchers from the RAND Corporation found that only states with loosely regulated dispensaries and few roadblocks...

Cannabis

VA Blames Prohibition for Lack of MMJ Research

Despite overwhelming evidence that veterans can benefit massively from cannabis medicine, obstacles created by federal prohibition...

Economics

Report: All Drugs, Not Just Cannabis, Are Getting Stronger

A new report from the DEA illustrates that the decades-long War on Drugs has done little...

Cannabis

New Mexico Officials Vote to Add Opioid Use Disorders to Medical Marijuana Program

Before the condition can be officially added to the program, the state’s hesitant health secretary has...