Articles tagged with "opioids"
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Vast Majority of Pain Patients Prefer Cannabis to Opioids, Study Finds
Gage Peake - Published on June 28, 2017read moreA new survey found that nearly all respondents said they could reduce their opioid consumption after adding cannabis to their treatment regimen.
How Many Prescriptions Are Replaced by Cannabis? Canada Study Explores an Answer
Bailey Rahn - Published on May 19, 2017read moreFind recent survey data from patients enrolled in Canada’s MMPR program to see how many replaced their prescription drugs with medical cannabis.
NFL Commish Stays Willfully Blind on Medical Cannabis Policy
Gage Peake - Published on April 28, 2017read moreIt appears the NFL would rather continue giving its players addicting and deadly pain killers like Toradol, rather than letting them try medical cannabis.
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Conservatives Bolster South Carolina Medical Cannabis Bill
The Associated Press - Published on March 27, 2017read moreRep. Eric Bedingfield once shunned all marijuana use, but when his eldest son’s six-year struggle with opioid addiction ended with his overdose a year ago, the conservative Republican co-sponsored medical cannabis legislation.
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Sessions Calls Cole Memo ‘Valid,’ Says Fed Resources Are Limited
Ben Adlin - Published on March 16, 2017read moreJeff Sessions might hate cannabis, but he sure seems to like talking about it.
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Feds Still Jail More People for Cannabis Than Heroin
Gage Peake - Published on March 14, 2017read moreBut there’s a silver lining: The number of people sentenced for federal cannabis-related crimes has dropped for the fifth year in a row.
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New Hampshire House Adds Qualifying Conditions, Backs Decriminalization
The Associated Press - Published on March 8, 2017read moreThe House voted overwhelmingly in support of decriminalizing small amounts of cannabis and expanding access to medical marijuana for people with chronic pain or PTSD.
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MA Speaker: Use Cannabis Taxes to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Leafly Staff - Published on March 7, 2017read moreA Democratic lawmaker who opposed legalization now wants to use tax revenue from legal cannabis sales to help fund the state’s opioid crisis.
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Emails Indicate NFL Pushed Painkillers While Prohibiting Cannabis
Gage Peake - Published on February 2, 2017read moreEmails brought to light last week by a class-action lawsuit revealed that officials with the Atlanta Falcons, who play the New England Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl LI, were alarmed by the team’s prescription medication use as early as 2010.
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America’s Opioid Crisis: Can High-CBD Cannabis Combat Pain and Reduce Addiction Rates?
Bailey Rahn - Published on October 14, 2016read moreHear one veteran’s story, and learn about how high CBD cannabis can help alleviate opioid addiction and help turn around the ongoing epidemic.
