“[T]he implementation of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) reduced morphine milligram equivalents per enrollee by seven percent and 13 percent, respectively.”
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Clinical Trial: Cannabis Inhalation Associated with Clinical in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
“This study demonstrates that treatment with THC-rich cannabis in patients with mild to moderate UC is associated with clinical improvement.”
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Clinical Trial: Whole-Plant Cannabis Extracts Associated with Improved Outcomes in Autistic Patients
“In this study, we have demonstrated for the first time in a placebo-controlled trial that cannabinoid treatment has the potential to decrease disruptive behaviors associated with ASD, with acceptable tolerability.”
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Opioid Prescriptions Decline in Canada Following Enactment of Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization
“The findings of this study add to the growing body of evidence that easier access to cannabis for patients with pain may reduce opioid use and partially offset expenditures for both public and private drug plans.”
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South Dakota: Republican Governor Officially Backing Litigation to Reject Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Initiative
“Whether or not one supports marijuana legalization, Americans should be outraged at these overtly undemocratic tactics.”
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California: No Uptick in Frequency of Marijuana Use by Young Adults Following Adult-Use Legalization
“In examining marijuana use before and after legalization of recreational sales in California, we found that frequency of use did not change significantly overall, including following legalization.”
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Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
“Our study found that there is no link to marijuana use and an increase in cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, there may be a link between marijuana use and lowered risk of cardiovascular disease.”
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Congressional Package Repeals Ban on Student Aid to Those with Past Drug Convictions
Provisions in the package amend a 1998 federal law that mandated those applying for student aid to disclose if they ever had a drug-related conviction, and barred hundreds of thousands of applicants from receiving funding.
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Record Number of Scientific Papers Published in 2020 About Cannabis
Since 2010, scientists have published over 23,000 peer-reviewed papers on cannabis, with the annual number of papers increasing every year.
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Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Attorney General to Increase Number of Federally Licensed Cannabis Providers
For over five decades, federal regulators have only authorized a single licensee – the University of Mississippi – to cultivate cannabis plants for use in FDA-approved clinical studies.
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