For years, medical marijuana advocates have asserted that cannabis may be more effective and have fewer side effects than prescription opiates for chronic pain. Without scientific proof, however, it was only anecdotal. With mounting concern by doctors, nurses and even the CDC about opioid fatalities, dependence, and abuse, alternatives to opiates are being sought throughout […]
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National Academy of Sciences Finds Conclusive Evidence That Marijuana is an Effective Medicine
Landmark Report Calls Schedule I Classification a Barrier to Marijuana Research Drug Policy Alliance: Federal Government Must Stop Standing in Way of Marijuana Reform Today, the National Academy of Sciences released a groundbreaking report, “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research.” The report states that there […]
State Finds Undisclosed Pesticides in Pot Growing Products
Washington state's Department of Agriculture says it has found traces of undisclosed pesticides in many of the marijuana-growing fertilizers and other products it tested recently. Read article here: High Times
Report Finds Too Few Patients Can Access Medicine Through New York’s Overly Restrictive, Expensive Medical Marijuana Program
Seventy-seven Percent of Patients & Caregivers Surveyed, Who Accessed the Program, Say They Cannot Afford the Medicine They Need Advocates Call On New York State Legislature to Pass Bills to Increase Patient Access to Medical Marijuana New York – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance issued a report assessing the first four months on the state’s […]
New Report Finds Most Cannabis Treatment Is Court Ordered
It is not uncommon for the opposing forces of marijuana legalization to use rehabilitation rates as ammunition to suggest that the end of prohibition would bring forth an increasing legion of pot junkies. However, some of the latest evidence surrounding drug treatment for… Read article here: High Times
Study Finds Peak Months For College Students’ 1st Drug Use
Parents worried that their college-bound children might succumb to the temptations of campus life may want to take note of a new analysis that found that students tend to experiment with specific types of drugs for the first time during certain times of year. Read article here: High Times
Hemp Vs. Marijuana: Researcher Finds Genetic Difference
A University of Minnesota plant biologist has identified a key gene that distinguishes hemp from marijuana. George Weiblen is one of only a few scientists in the country who has been granted a waiver on a federal law prohibiting hemp. He joined MPR News’ Tom Weber to discuss the significance of his discovery. What are […]
Study Finds Marijuana Use Among Teens Decreases As Marijuana Laws Change
Pot use among teens has decreased since 2002, according to a new study published in The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. In addition, teens today disapprove of pot use more than teens a did a decade ago, the study reports. Recent changes to marijuana laws in certain states have raised questions about how […]
Study Finds More Young People Think Marijuana Should Be Legal Than Tobacco
A new study has found that people think tobacco is more harmful than marijuana, and most think the latter should be legalised. The survey of 1000 people found that ‘over half of young people think cannabis should be legal, whilst 50.9% think that tobacco should be illegal.’ This comes as more research into the medical […]
New Survey Finds Nearly 1 in 6 MS Patients Use Medical Pot
New survey data has revealed that 16 percent of all multiple sclerosis patients currently use medicinal cannabis and 25 percent have tried medical pot at least once to treat symptoms of the debilitating disease. Read article here: High Times