Articles tagged with "opioids"
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New Mexico Leaders Want to Give Opioid Patients MMJ Access
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on February 12, 2018read moreOpioid use disorder (OUD) kills 500 residents every year. But New Mexico’s health secretary refuses to add it as a medical cannabis qualifying condition.
Top US Prosecutor in Massachusetts Says Focus Is on Opioids, Not Marijuana
The Associated Press - Published on January 24, 2018read more“2,100 people in Massachusetts were killed by opioid overdoses last year, not marijuana overdoses, so that is where my resources are going right now.”
Opioid Crisis: Trump Prescribes Heavy Dose of ‘Alternative Facts’
David Bienenstock - Published on December 11, 2017read moreHis commission ignored evidence, rejected cannabis, stiffed the budget, and dumped the problem on Kellyanne Conway. Aside from that: Best response ever!
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UNM Study: Medical Marijuana an Alternative for Opioids
The Associated Press - Published on November 28, 2017read moreSurveys showed a significant proportion of pain patients substituted their opioid prescriptions with cannabis.
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New Mexico May Add Opioid Use Disorder as a Qualifying Condition
Lisa Rough - Published on November 3, 2017read moreA new petition could add opioid use disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana in New Mexico, but will the Health Secretary allow it?
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‘I Spent the Next Day and a Half in Bed’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Rebecca Kelley - Published on November 3, 2017read moreAlex Trebek trips hard on some potent potables, Larry Flint lashes out at the Trump administration, Bill Nye the Science Guy throws shade at stoned ultimate frisbee players, and more.
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Insys Founder Arrested, Charged With Racketeering
Leafly Staff - Published on October 26, 2017read moreThe Phoenix company manufactures fentanyl and contributed heavily to defeat Arizona’s adult-use legalization measure last year.
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Trump Declares Opioid Health Emergency; Sessions Blames Cannabis
Leafly Staff - Published on October 26, 2017read moreAdministration officials made clear that the declaration, which lasts for 90 days, comes with no dedicated money.
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Blumenauer Calls for Cannabis Research to Combat Opioid Crisis
Lisa Rough - Published on October 11, 2017read moreRep. Earl Blumenauer took the floor during a Committee hearing to make an impassioned plea for medical cannabis research.
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This Medical Cannabis Researcher Explains How Marijuana Can Combat the Opioid Epidemic
Dave Schmader - Published on September 20, 2017read moreIn a new study, researcher Philippe Lucas lays out the variety of roles cannabis could play in fighting the opioid epidemic.
