Patients using medical marijuana to control chronic pain reported a 64 percent reduction in their use of more traditional prescription pain medications known as opioids, a University of Michigan study finds. The 185 patients from a medical marijuana dispensary in Ann Arbor also reported fewer side effects from their medications and a 45-percent improvement in […]
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Study: Medical Marijuana Access Reduces Painkiller Abuse
According to a study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine, the enactment of statewide medicinal marijuana laws is associated with significantly lower state-level opioid overdose mortality rates. Investigators conducted a… Read article here: High Times
Strict Missouri Reduces Marijuana Possession Penalties
Provisions in a new Missouri measure reduce the state’s marijuana possession penalties, which are among some of the strictest in the nation. Presently, the possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana is classified as a Class A criminal misdemeanor, punishable by up to… High Times