Is legalization of medical cannabis truly correlated with lower opioid use? Further research is definitely necessary to confirm the full effects of medical cannabis on opioid abuse. Read the analysis in this post from GreenCamp. Many research studies have confirmed that legalizing medical marijuana definitely lowers the number of pain medication prescribed, but are those two ... Continue Reading
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Do You Need to Come Clean About Using Weed to Your Doc?
Cannabis is all natural. So, do you have to tell your doctor about using weed? Yes, because what your doctor doesn’t know may very well end up hurting you. Read more in this post from High Times. Do you need to tell your doctor about smoking weed? Over half the US has hopped on the green bandwagon in legalizing medical weed. Even still, in the states slacking on marijuana ... Continue Reading
A State Eyes Cannabis to Fight Opioid Crisis
A state may add opioid withdrawal to its medical marijuana program to help aid recovery and fight the opioid epidemic. Read more in this post from High Times. As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States, more and more people are looking to cannabis as a solution. In Connecticut, new proposals mean this state may add opioid withdrawal to medical marijuana ... Continue Reading
Medical Cannabis Could Soon Replace Opioids
As America scrambles to combat the opioid crisis, medical cannabis as a replacement for opioids could soon become a reality in Illinois. Read more in this post from Chicago Tribune. On Wednesday, the Illinois Senate Executive Committee overwhelmingly passed SB336, a bill that would allow people with opioid prescriptions to apply for a medical marijuana card, with only ... Continue Reading
US Mayors Respond to Trump’s Anti-Cannabis Crackdown
10 US city mayors push back against Session’s anti-cannabis crackdown, urging the president to focus on the opioid crisis instead. Read more in this post from RT US News. City mayors in 10 US states are pushing back against the Trump administration’s new war on marijuana legalization. Mayors from Colorado and Washington – the first two states to legalize recreational ... Continue Reading